Aging & Mental Health

Papers
(The median citation count of Aging & Mental Health is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
‘I feel like this will never end’: mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults with chronic conditions230
Burden and quality of life of family caregivers of Alzheimer’s disease patients: the role of forgiveness as a coping strategy65
An integrated model of psychosocial correlates of insomnia severity in family caregivers of people with dementia54
Music moves: Ettlingen dementia study – a pragmatic randomised controlled trial38
Effectiveness of a 14-week protocol for cognitive stimulation therapy for mild dementia: results from a pragmatic study using routinely collected clinical data37
Navigating the new normal: accessing community and institutionalised care for dementia during COVID-1936
Social interaction level modulates the impact of frailty on cognitive decline: a longitudinal study35
Associations of objectively measured movement behavior and cardiorespiratory fitness with mental health and quality of life in older adults with hypertension: an exploratory analysis during the COVID-32
History of childhood mistreatment and the psychological health consequences of COVID-19 for older adults32
Trajectories of socio-emotional functioning in early-stage dementia: implications for the individual with dementia and their family carer29
Awareness of age-related change, future time perspective, and implications for goal adjustment in older adulthood26
Understanding the relationship between perceived discrimination and mortality in United States adults24
Determinants of quality of life in family caregivers in MCI: a comparison with mild dementia24
Efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in cognitive function in the elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis23
‘It was just – everything was normal’: outcomes for people living with dementia, their unpaid carers, and paid carers in a Shared Lives day support service22
The moderation of socio-demographics in physical and mental health disparities among Israeli gay and heterosexual middle-aged and older men22
In the presence of death and dying: death attitudes and compassion fatigue among certified nursing assistants in skilled care21
Tai chi or health education for older adults with hypertension: effects on mental health and psychological resilience to COVID-1921
Association between driving frequency and well-being among older adults20
Parental dementia and subjective memory impairment in the health and retirement study20
Patterns and predictors of mental health service use among older veterans with alcohol use disorder who received a video-enabled tablet19
The contribution of audiobook use on the mental health of older adults: the mediating effects of social adaptation19
Specific cultural traits of the precarity of older Latinos living alone with cognitive impairment in the San Francisco Bay Area19
EmpRess: an eHealth implementation readiness checklist for dementia developed through an interview study of stakeholder needs19
Reminiscing and intergenerational advice giving during the COVID-19 pandemic18
The understanding and experience of falls among community-dwelling adults aged 50 and over living with mental illness: A qualitative study18
‘Why should I feel guilty? I always give my best’. Guilt in Spanish women caring for dependent relatives from a gender perspective18
Perceived neighborhood disorder, social cohesion, and depressive symptoms in spousal caregivers18
Inflammatory and blood gas markers of COVID-19 delirium compared to non-COVID-19 delirium: a cross-sectional study18
The perspectives of older people living with dementia regarding a possible move to a nursing home17
Racial differences in links between perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, and ambulatory working memory16
Playfulness in middle- and older age: testing associations with life satisfaction, character strengths, and flourishing16
Moving forward with dementia: an explorative cross-country qualitative study into post-diagnostic experiences16
Sensory impairment and depressive symptoms among older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic15
Age-varying association between depression and cognitive function among a national sample of older U.S. immigrant adults: the potential moderating role of physical activity15
Strategies of coping with existential concerns in educationally active older adults15
Environment profiles, social participation patterns, depressive symptoms and quality of life of disabled older adults: a longitudinal investigation15
Prevalence and health outcomes in community-dwelling older adults with comorbid cancer and dementia: a longitudinal analysis15
Cumulative effect of loneliness and social isolation on health outcomes among older adults15
Perceived expectations for active aging: the role of motivational and personality factors15
The legalities of managing finances and paying for future care in dementia: a UK-based qualitative study14
Dementia-friendly intervention for hospitalized older adults with cognitive impairments: results of the Italian Dementia-Friendly Hospital Trial (IDENTITÀ)14
Social participation and self-reported depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults14
Exploring the relationship between perceived loneliness and subjective cognitive decline in older individuals14
Age-related digital disparities, functional limitations, and social isolation: unraveling the grey digital divide between baby boomers and the silent generation in senior living facilities14
Coping strategies of older adults with a recent hip fracture within inpatient geriatric rehabilitation14
Self-esteem as a mediator in the relationship between perceived age stigma and emotional well-being among Korean older adults: the moderation effect of marital status13
Hard to let it go: repetitive negative thinking and hoarding in later life in Japan13
Understanding the caregiving experiences of Asian Indian, Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese American family care partners of persons living with dementia13
Volunteering, religiosity, and quality of life in later life: evidence from Singapore13
Informal caregivers’ negative affect: The interplay of caregivers’ resilience, aging anxiety and burden13
Self- reported and informal caregiver proxy-reported met needs in persons living with dementia are associated with lower health-related quality of life: a dyadic, cross-sectional study13
Validating the interpersonal theory of suicide among older adultspre- and peri-COVID-19 pandemic12
Informal caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a representative, population-based study during the second wave of the pandemic in Germany12
Mental health and well-being for aging adults during the COVID-19 pandemic12
Trajectories of social isolation and depressive symptoms in mid- and later life: a parallel process latent growth curve analysis12
Influence of spousal caregiving and living arrangement on depression among husband caregivers in rural China12
Addressing the needs of older adults receiving alcohol treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study12
Emotion regulation across the lifespan: age differences in intrapersonal and interpersonal strategies for the adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic in four countries12
Cumulative exposure to poor housing conditions and psychological well-being: Does the relationship differ for young and middle-aged adults and older adults?12
Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for depressive symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: systematic review with network meta-analysis11
Internet use and loneliness among older Chinese adults11
Personality traits and measures of neuropsychiatric symptoms11
The association between vision impairment and cognitive outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis11
Characterizing different patterns of digital competence and their associations with loneliness and social isolation among older adults: findings from South Korea11
Longer time horizons are associated with reduced risk of mortality and disability in older adults11
The paradox of wellbeing: what happens among women with fibromyalgia? The effect of cognitive fusion11
Development of the subjective cognitive function decline scale for middle-aged Koreans11
Social isolation, social support and loneliness as independent concepts, and their relationship with health-related quality of life among older women11
Association between loneliness and mild cognitive impairment in older adults: a meta-analysis of longitudinal studies10
The effects of music-based interventions on behavioural and psychological symptoms of people living with dementia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol10
Just as expected? Older adults’ aging expectations are associated with subjective cognition10
Diverse rural caregivers for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias: analysis of health factors at the individual, interpersonal, and community level10
Family type and cognitive function in older Chinese Americans: acculturation as a moderator10
Prevalence and risk factors of depression among elderly people in nursing homes from 2012 to 2022: a systematic review and meta-analysis10
How strong is the will-to-live in frail older persons? A survey study in acute geriatric wards and nursing homes in Belgium10
Educational mobility and older adults’ working memory updating ability: association and role of resilience10
Protective and stress factors for psychological distress: a comparative analysis of LGB and non-LGB older adults10
The impact of unmet needs for assistance with activities of daily living on the self-rated health and life satisfaction of Chinese community-dwelling older adults10
Structural equation modeling to explain the relationship between intergenerational relationships and depressive symptoms with the mediation of social isolation in the Iranian older adults10
Exercise for depression and depressive symptoms in older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and Meta-analyses10
An application study-subjective cognitive decline Questionnaire9 in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI)10
Telephone-based mindfulness intervention positively impacts family communication and stress within rural, African American dementia caregiving teams10
Loneliness and pet ownership among dependent older adults in a Southern European urban context9
Deterioration of people with Parkinson’s symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown: results of a web-based survey in Northwestern Italy9
A prospective association between social isolation and cognitive performance among older adults in Europe: the role of loneliness and poor oral health9
Developing a dementia friendly approach to consent in dementia research9
Impact of dementia on 30-, 180-, and 365-day mortality during the first pandemic wave in older adults seen in spanish emergency departments diagnosed with or without COVID-199
Mediation effect of coping strategies on general psychological health among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic9
Optimal dose and type of non-pharmacological treatments to improve cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis9
Assessment of anticipatory grief in informal caregivers of dependants with dementia: a systematic review9
Informal care and mental health in Germany: What are the differences between non-migrants and ethnic German immigrants? A longitudinal comparative analysis9
A prospective association between tooth status and cognitive performance among older adults in Europe9
The 4Ms of an age-friendly health system in behavioral health: pilot test of an educational framework9
‘Does it matter how old I feel?’ The role of subjective age in a psychosocial intervention for improving depressive symptomatology among older adults in Brazil (PROACTIVE)9
Differences in self-control, self-efficacy and depressive symptoms between active and inactive middle-aged and older adults after 1 year of COVID restrictions9
HEPPI: a randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of a cognitive-emotional intervention for homebound older adults9
Does social isolation affect physical and mental health? A test of the social causation hypothesis using dynamic panel models with fixed effects8
On taking up space: a qualitative inquiry of depression in older adults with cancer8
Retirement psychology scale: development and standardization8
Correction8
Leisure activities and cognitive impairment in old age: The role of life course socioeconomic status8
Prevalence and correlates of major depressive disorder among a national sample of middle-aged and older adults in India8
Hospitalization’s association with depression in adults over 50 years old: does living arrangement matter? Findings from the Health and Retirement Study8
‘Aside from my limitations, I’m aging very successfully’: a qualitative approach to successful ageing among older people with early onset motor disabilities8
State containment measures, living arrangements, and mental health of U.S. older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic8
Validation of the Chinese version of Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination III for detecting mild cognitive impairment8
Gender-based depression trajectories following heart disease onset: significant predictors and health outcomes8
The influence of social support on self-care is mediated by self-efficacy and depression in chronic illness: key findings from the ‘SODALITY’ observational study8
A systematic literature review of group-based training interventions for informal carers: impact on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)8
‘The flexible, the rigid and the ambivalent’: a latent profile analysis in dementia caregiving regarding ambivalence, guilt, experiential avoidance, and dysfunctional beliefs8
Association of mental health with walking capacity in patients with claudication: a cross-sectional study8
Is the mental health of older adults receiving care from their children related to their children’s dual burden of caregiving and work stress? A linked lives perspective8
Mindfulness and loneliness in retired older adults in China: mediation effects of positive and negative affect8
A national portrait of the well-being of remarried and previously married cohabiting older adults8
Effectiveness of Tai Chi on cognitive function among older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials8
A multiple-group analysis of social Capital and loneliness among community-dwelling older adults in urban China during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic8
With age comes well-being: older age associated with lower stress, negative affect, and depression throughout the COVID-19 pandemic8
Sense of control and likelihood of prescription drug misuse 10-years later among middle-aged and older adults8
The impact of neglect, physical, and financial abuse on mental health among older adults: a systematic review8
Quality of life, religion/spirituality, and dementia risk among Black people in the US8
ADHD in older adults – a scoping review8
Economic hardships of Korean American family caregivers of persons with dementia: a mixed-methods study8
Feasibility and acceptability of a telephone-based ACT intervention for caregivers (TACTICs) of adults with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD): a randomized pilot during the COVID-19 pan8
Disagreement about perceptions of patient disability between the stroke patient and caregiver: a cross sectional study exploring the association to patient and caregiver quality of life8
Volunteering, loneliness and perceived social isolation: evidence from a representative sample of middle-aged and older adults in Germany8
The association between relationship strain and emotional well-being among older adult couples: the moderating role of social connectedness8
Engaging care partners of persons living with dementia in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) programs: a scoping review7
Number of ideas in spontaneous speech predicts cognitive impairment and frailty in community-dwelling older adults nine years later7
Community-based support to improve mental health and wellbeing in older sexually and gender diverse people: a scoping review7
Living with young-onset dementia in the family – a mixed method study7
Racial and ethnic differences in cognitive health appraisals: a comparison of non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic older adults7
Prevalence and prognostic significance of depressive symptoms in a geriatric post-hip fracture assessment7
Association of adverse childhood experiences with subjective cognitive decline in adulthood: Findings from a population-based study7
Behavioral and psycho-social impairments among people living with dementia and their management by caregivers in South-Western Uganda: a qualitative study7
The dyadic relationship of family carers and people living with dementia – an umbrella review7
Social participation and depressive symptoms in older African American cancer survivors: a comparison with non-cancer subjects7
Specific aspects of religious involvement protect against depressive symptoms among immigrant versus U.S.-born, Hispanic older adults7
Remotely-administered resilience and self-compassion intervention targeting loneliness and stress in older adults: a single-case experimental design7
myHealthHub for older adult inpatients to reduce loneliness, and improve patient engagement and mental health: protocol of a pilot randomized controlled trial7
Prediction of depressive symptoms onset and long-term trajectories in home-based older adults using machine learning techniques7
Depression and loneliness symptoms in Brazilian older people during the COVID-19 pandemic: a network approach7
Changes in perceived ageism during the COVID-19 pandemic: impact on quality of life and mental well-being among Dutch adults aged 55 and older7
Late-life drinking and smoking in primary care users in Brazil7
Internalized ageism as a risk factor for suicidal ideation in later life7
Measurement of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the older adults with mild cognitive impairment based on speech and facial expressions: a cross-sectional observational study7
Evidence of validity and reliability of the Colombian version of Addenbroke’s Cognitive Examination Revised (ACE-R)7
The association between gait speed and depressive disorders – A cross-sectional analysis of very old adults in the 21st century7
Adaptation and virtual feasibility pilot of a mindfulness-based lifestyle program targeting modifiable dementia risk factors in older adults7
‘There’s no straight line…’ a consumer-informed intervention for FTD family care partners: the STELLA-FTD pilot study7
Implementation and evaluation of a pain assessment app and novel community platform for long-term care health professionals6
Exclusion from social relations in later life: on the gendered associations of social networks with mental wellbeing6
The effect of virtual reality on executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Loneliness and social disconnectedness in the time of pandemic period among Brazilians: evidence from the ELSI COVID-19 initiative6
Does wisdom moderate the relationship between burden and depressive symptoms among family caregivers of disabled older adults in China? A multiple-group path analysis6
Cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the fear and avoidance of memory loss scale in a Chinese context6
Technology, aging, and mental health: opportunities and challenges6
Caregiving, volunteering, and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review6
Psychometric validation of the 8-Item Urdu Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness (SSCI-8) in people with Parkinson’s disease6
Does positive affect mediate the association of multimorbidity on depressive symptoms?6
Community agency directors’ attitudes on depression treatment among older Korean Americans and barriers to providing services6
Older adults’ perceptions of ageism before and during the COVID-19 pandemic6
Negative marital interaction, purpose in life, and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older couples: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study6
Assessing music-related memory in people with dementia: a scoping review6
Feasibility, usability and clinical value of intensive longitudinal diary assessments in older persons with cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms6
‘The oxygen of shared experience’: exploring social support processes within peer support groups for carers of people with non-memory-led and inherited dementias6
Effect of stimuli type on affective memory of patients with different severities of cognitive impairment6
Paranoia and unusual sensory experiences in Parkinson’s disease6
Understanding the longitudinal dynamics of rural–urban mental health disparities in later life in China6
Attachment in older adults is stably associated with health and quality of life: findings from a 14-year follow-up of the Whitehall II study6
Neuroimaging correlates of persistent fatigue in older adults: A secondary analysis from the Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial (MAPT) trial6
Immunometabolic alterations in older adults with heightened depressive symptom trajectories: a network approach6
Instrumental support primarily provided by adult children and trajectories of depressive symptoms among older adults with disabilities in rural China6
Chronic loneliness and chronic social isolation among older adults. A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression6
Healthcare visits for mental disorders and use of psychotropic medications before and after self-harm in a cohort aged 75+6
Pathways of care: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to engaging dementia care among underserved and minority populations in the US and Germany5
Older people’s views on loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns5
A person-centered framework for designing music-based therapeutic studies in dementia: current barriers and a path forward5
Falls as a mental health risk among Korean-American residents in subsidized senior housing: mediating effect of fall-related self-efficacy5
Previous work and meaning in life post-retirement: a reminiscence perspective5
Associations of mental health and chronic physical illness during childhood with major depression in later life5
Trends, heterogeneity, and correlates of mental health and psychosocial well-being in later-life: study of 590 community-dwelling adults aged 40–104 years5
Alcohol consumption among older adults with symptoms of cognitive decline consulting specialist health care5
Social support, social strain and declines in verbal memory: sex-specific associations based on 16-year follow-up of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing cohort5
Alcohol use and cognitive performance: a comparison between Greece and the United States5
Solitude in old age: a scoping review of conceptualisations, associated factors and impacts5
Factors relating to depressive symptoms of caregivers for older care recipients in Indonesia5
The impact of resilience and coping strategies on depressive symptoms among Korean American older adults during COVID-195
Perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and knowledge of US Latino adults pertaining to dementia and brain health: a systematic review5
Explaining caregiver burden in a large sample of UK dementia caregivers: The role of contextual factors, behavioural problems, psychological resilience, and anticipatory grief5
Mindsets over matter: priming theory of mind improves older adults’ mental state attributions about naturalistic social interactions5
Substance use treatment services for older adults in five states in the Southern United States: a state-by-state comparison of available treatment services5
Application and validation of an algorithmic classification of early impairment in cognitive performance5
Systematic review of pharmacological interventions for people with Lewy body dementia5
Consumer Access, Appraisal, and Application of Services and Information for Dementia (CAAASI-Dem): a validation study5
Sociodemographic dynamics and age trajectories of depressive symptoms among adults in mid- and later life: a cohort perspective5
Cognitive behavioural treatment for mild Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers (CBTAC): results of a randomised controlled trial5
The relationship between optimism, MCI, and dementia among postmenopausal women5
A systematic review of psychosocial interventions for people with intellectual disabilities and dementia5
Non-pharmacological interventions targeting sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis5
Psychometric properties of an Arabic translation of the resilience scale for older adults5
The impact of chronic diseases on psychological distress among the older adults: the mediating and moderating role of activities of daily living and perceived social support5
Adaptive and harmful autobiographical remembering after the loss of a loved one5
Divergence and integration of identification methods for geriatric mental health disorders in nonspecialized institutions—a qualitative study of service providers from different departments in Shangha5
Effects of exercise on depressive symptoms among nursing home residents: a meta-analysis5
Autonomy and loneliness – longitudinal within- and between-person associations among Swedish older adults5
Comparing drawing under instructions with image copying for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia screening: a meta-analysis of 92 diagnostic studies5
The experiences of carers in supporting a person living with dementia to participate in virtual cognitive stimulation therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic5
Physical multimorbidity, depressive symptoms, and social participation in adults over 50 years of age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing4
Social isolation among older veterans: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study4
Relationship between health-related quality of life, depression, and anxiety in older primary care patients and their family members4
Perceived barriers and solutions by generalist physicians to work towards timely young-onset dementia diagnosis4
Examining mental health and autonomic function as putative mediators of the relationship between sleep and trajectories of cognitive function: findings from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TIL4
‘Mental health is a mystery’: patient perspectives on treatment engagement in the referral process to specialty geriatric mental health services4
Physical disability, low self-esteem, and suicidal ideation among Chinese nursing home residents: the moderating role of resilience4
Correction4
Longitudinal relationships in the psychopathology of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older adults in China4
Operationalising the Recovery College model with people living with dementia: a realist review4
Evaluation of the SPAN intervention for people living with young-onset dementia in the community and their family caregivers: a randomized controlled trial4
Emotion regulation in people living with dementia and their spouses: the role of neuropsychiatric symptoms4
Reaching people and managing membership in community-based dementia support groups: the Get Real with Meeting Centres realist evaluation part 14
Psychometric properties of the Partner Ambivalence Scale in middle-aged and older adults4
Interpersonal dysfunction predicts subsequent financial exploitation vulnerability in a sample of adults over 50: a prospective observational study4
Aging together in the aftermath of war: marital adjustment and subjective age of veterans and their spouses4
Momentary loneliness and intrusive thoughts among older adults: the interactive roles of mild cognitive impairment and marital status4
Social connectedness in older Urban African-American adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: the roles of education and partnership4
Impact of dementia literacy interventions for non-health-professionals: systematic review and meta-analysis4
A self-guided e-learning program improves metamemory outcomes in healthy older adults: a randomized controlled trial4
Reminiscence interventions for loneliness reduction in older adults: a systematic review4
The effect of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) on apathy, loneliness, anxiety and activities of daily living in older people with Alzheimer’s disease: randomized control study4
Living well with dementia: The role volunteer-based social recreational programs in promoting social connectedness of people with dementia and their caregivers4
Physical, cognitive, and social activities as mediators between personality and cognition: evidence from four prospective samples4
Evaluating the cognitive effects of interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness in older adults: a systematic review4
“I think we just saw happier residents”: nursing home provider reported readiness assessment of the individualized positive psychosocial interaction (IPPI) program4
Feasibility and acceptability of the community-based program: Plan Ahead4
Does music intervention relieve depression or anxiety in people living with dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis4
Effects of probiotic supplementation on cognitive function in elderly: A systematic review and Meta-analysis4
Caregiver experience of the Norwegian manual for individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST): a qualitative study4
Using choice modelling to inform service sustainability for dementia Meeting Centres for people living with dementia in the UK4
Co-occurrence of depressive and anxious symptoms and their influence on self-rated health: a national representative survey among Chinese older adults4
Unmet needs and depression among spousal caregivers: the mediating role of marital satisfaction4
The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old4
Resistance training reduces depressive and anxiety symptoms in older women: a pilot study4
Profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital as longitudinal predictors of stress, positive experiences of caring, and depression among spousal carers of people with dementia4
Trajectories of psychological adaptation to Chinese older internal migrants: a latent transition model4
‘If I don’t take care of me, then I can’t be there for others:’ a qualitative study of caregiving relationships among older women living with HIV4
Procrastination, depressive symptomatology, and loneliness in later life4
Involuntary delayed retirement and mental health of older adults4
Do communication interventions affect the quality-of-life of people with dementia and their families? A systematic review4
The role of gender in the association between sensory impairments and well-being, depression symptoms, and relationship satisfaction among older adults4
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