Aging & Mental Health

Article	Citations
Impact of COVID-19 related social support service closures on people with dementia and unpaid carers: a qualitative study	168
Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic	152
A systematic review of longitudinal risk factors for loneliness in older adults	143
COVID-19 worries and mental health: the moderating effect of age	82
Are older adults also at higher psychological risk from COVID-19?	71
The prevalence and predictors of loneliness in caregivers of people with dementia: findings from the IDEAL programme	56
Social networks and mental health change in older adults after the Covid-19 outbreak	52
Challenges to dementia care during COVID-19: Innovations in remote delivery of group Cognitive Stimulation Therapy	49
Age-related differences in the perception of COVID-19 emergency during the Italian outbreak	46
Online support for family caregivers of people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs and quasi-experimental studies	42
Technostress in a hostile world: older internet users before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	41
Challenging behavior of nursing home residents during COVID-19 measures in the Netherlands	41
Effects of mindfulness meditation interventions on depression in older adults: A meta-analysis	37
Sense of coherence mediates the relationship between digital health literacy and anxiety about the future in aging population during the COVID-19 pandemic: a path analysis	35
Social isolation, social support and loneliness as independent concepts, and their relationship with health-related quality of life among older women	33
Older and more mindful? Age differences in mindfulness components and well-being	31
Barriers in access to dementia care in minority ethnic groups in Denmark: a qualitative study	31
Digital technology use and depressive symptoms among older adults in Korea: beneficial for those who have fewer social interactions?	30
Dual task walking costs in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Is the Black-White mental health paradox consistent across age, gender, and psychiatric disorders?	29
Cumulative effect of loneliness and social isolation on health outcomes among older adults	28
Resistance training improves cognitive function in older adults with different cognitive status: a systematic review and Meta-analysis	27
Psychological well-being and coping strategies of elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary	27
Perceptions, feelings, and the routine of older adults during the isolation period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in four countries	27
The association between loneliness, social isolation and all-cause mortality in a nationally representative sample of older women and men	26

The experiences of care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	25
The price of mental well-being in later life: the role of financial hardship and debt	25
Grandparents caring for grandchildren in rural China: consequences for emotional and cognitive health in later life	25
Social networking site usage: A systematic review of its relationship with social isolation, loneliness, and depression among older adults	25
COVID-19 worry, mental health indicators, and preparedness for future care needs across the adult lifespan	24
Perceived social isolation, social disconnectedness and falls: the mediating role of depression	23
Depression as a determinant of frailty in late life	22
Reducing loneliness and improving well-being among older adults with animatronic pets	22
Effect of physical activity on cognitive domains in dementia and mild cognitive impairment: overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	20
With age comes well-being: older age associated with lower stress, negative affect, and depression throughout the COVID-19 pandemic	20
Volunteering and loneliness in older adults: A parallel mediation model	20
Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) for dementia: a systematic review of qualitative research	19
Life during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: the influence of cognitive state on psychosocial, behavioral and lifestyle profiles of older adults	19
Barriers and opportunities for the mental health of LGBT older adults and older people living with HIV: a systematic literature review	19
Public knowledge of the influence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors on dementia: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis	18
The relationship between older adults’ technology use, in-person engagement, and pandemic-related mental health	18
Navigating the new normal: accessing community and institutionalised care for dementia during COVID-19	18
Oral health and depressive symptoms among older adults: longitudinal study	18
Executive function deficits in mild cognitive impairment: evidence from saccade tasks	18
Family functioning and negative emotions in older adults: the mediating role of self-integrity and the moderating role of self-stereotyping	18
Quality of self-reported cognition: effects of age and gender on spatial navigation self-reports	18
A systematic review and meta-analysis on cognitive frailty in community-dwelling older adults: risk and associated factors	17
The link between social anxiety and intimate loneliness is stronger for older adults than for younger adults	17
Social networks in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease: longitudinal relationships with dementia severity, cognitive function, and adverse events	17
Validation of the Chinese version of Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination III for detecting mild cognitive impairment	17
‘They simply do not understand’: a focus group study exploring the lived experiences of family caregivers of people with frontotemporal dementia	16
The effects of loneliness and social isolation on all-cause, injury, cancer, and CVD mortality in a cohort of middle-aged Finnish men. A prospective study	16
Outcomes from a pilot online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy program for dementia family caregivers	16
Associated factors of suicidal ideation among older persons with dementia living at home in eight European countries	16
Impact of social isolation and coping strategies in older adults with mild cognitive impairment during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	16
Putting primary prevention of dementia on everybody’s agenda	15
A systematic review of self-neglect and its risk factors among community-dwelling older adults	15
The role of perceived social support and depressive symptoms in the relationship between forgiveness and life satisfaction among older people	15
Role of resilience and social support in the relationship between loneliness and suicidal ideation among Chinese nursing home residents	15
Socioeconomic inequalities in the wellbeing of informal caregivers across Europe	15
The involvement of people with dementia in advocacy: a systematic narrative review	15
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions among older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Aging sexual stereotypes and sexual expression in mid- and later life: examining the stereotype matching effect	14
In-home dementia caregiving is associated with greater psychological burden and poorer mental health than out-of-home caregiving: a cross-sectional study	14
Longitudinal impacts of grandparent caregiving on cognitive, mental, and physical health in China	14
Study of loneliness and wisdom in 482 middle-aged and oldest-old adults: a comparison between people in Cilento, Italy and San Diego, USA	14
Aging and emotion regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
The experience of using prompting technology from the perspective of people with Dementia and their primary carers	14
“I’ve been always strong to conquer any suffering:” challenges and resilience of Chinese American dementia caregivers in a life course perspective	14
A systematic review of the associations, mediators and moderators of life satisfaction, positive affect and happiness in near-centenarians and centenarians	13
Field-testing an iCST touch-screen application with people with dementia and carers: a mixed method study	13
Age and gender disparities in depression and subjective cognitive decline-related outcomes	13
Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) Portuguese Version: validity and metrics for the older adult population	13
Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial	13
Examining the effects of light versus moderate to vigorous physical activity on cognitive function in African American adults	13

Arts-based interventions to improve cognition in older persons with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	12
When the end feels near: sense of purpose predicts well-being as a function of future time perspective	12
Minority stress process among older Black Americans: the role of age, perceived discrimination, and anxiety	12
Risks as dilemmas for home care staff caring for persons with dementia	12
Dementia knowledge and its demographic correlates amongst informal dementia caregivers in Singapore	12
Are dementia services and support organisations meeting the needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) caregivers of LGBT people living with dementia? A scoping review of the literature	12
Depressive symptoms in the context of Chinese grandparents caring for grandchildren	12
The effect of virtual reality on executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Fear of memory loss predicts increased memory failures and lower quality of life in older adults: preliminary findings from a fear-avoidance of memory loss (FAM) scale	11
Strategies for controlling sleep-related intrusive thoughts, and subjective and objective sleep quality: how self-reported poor and good sleepers differ	11
Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in Spanish older adults	11
A feasibility randomised control trial of individual cognitive stimulation therapy for dementia: impact on cognition, quality of life and positive psychology	11
A mixed-methods feasibility study of a goal-focused manualised intervention to support people with dementia to stay living independently at home with support from family carers: NIDUS (New Interventio	11
A longitudinal study shows stress proliferation effects from early childhood adversity and recent stress on risk for depressive symptoms among older adults	11
Religion and mental health among older adults: ethnic differences in Malaysia	11
Validation of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) for family caregivers of people with dementia	11
Pain in nursing home residents with dementia and its association to quality of life	11
Neighborhood environment perceptions associate with depression levels and cardiovascular risk among middle-aged and older adults: Data from the Washington, DC cardiovascular health and needs assessmen	11
Loneliness and social disconnectedness in the time of pandemic period among Brazilians: evidence from the ELSI COVID-19 initiative	11
Rural/urban differences in mental health and social well-being among older US adults in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic	11
Bidirectional association between depression and multimorbidity in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a longitudinal cohort study	11
Implementing post diagnostic dementia care in primary care: a mixed-methods systematic review	11
Association between visual impairment and cognitive disorders in low-and-middle income countries: a systematic review	11
Internet-delivered guided self-help acceptance and commitment therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): a feasibility study	11
Correlates of emotional and social loneliness among community dwelling older adults in Rotterdam, the Netherlands	11
Instruments to evaluate mental well-being in old age: a systematic review	11
Self-perceptions of aging and depressive symptoms: the mediating role of loneliness	11
Three-year effects of neighborhood social network intervention on mental and physical health of older adults	11
Sex differences in mental health among older adults: investigating time trends and possible risk groups with regard to age, educational level and ethnicity	11
Neuropsychiatric profiles in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies	11
Efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in cognitive function in the elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
“Jolly fat” or “sad fat”: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between obesity and depression among community-dwelling older adults	11
Assessing the combined effect of ageism and sexuality-related stigma on the mental health and well-being of older lesbian and gay adults	11
The executive control correlate of loneliness in healthy older people	11
The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Theory-of-mind abilities in older patients with common mental disorders – a cross-sectional study	11
Examining the relations between hopelessness, thwarted interpersonal needs, and passive suicide ideation among older adults: does meaning in life matter?	11
Anxiety and somatization: prevalence and correlates of mental health in older people (60+ years) in Botswana	11
The impacts of sexual stigma on the mental health of older sexual minority men	10
Continuous participation in social activities as a protective factor against depressive symptoms among older adults who started high-intensity spousal caregiving: findings from the China health and re	10
Self-reported sense of purpose in life and proxy-reported behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in the last year of life	10
Psychological flexibility in older adulthood: a scoping review	10
Individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST) for people with intellectual disability and dementia: a feasibility randomised controlled trial	10
Active and passive social media use are differentially related to depressive symptoms in older adults	10
A factorial randomized controlled trial to examine separate and combined effects of a simulation-based empathy enhancement program and a lecture-based education program on family caregivers of people	10
Social isolation due to COVID-19: impact on loneliness, sedentary behavior, and falls in older adults	10
Awareness of age-related change, future time perspective, and implications for goal adjustment in older adulthood	10
Grit and successful aging in older adults	10
Age-friendly environments and depressive symptoms among Korean adults: The mediating effects of loneliness	9
Cross-lagged relationships between sense of purpose in life, memory performance, and subjective memory beliefs in adulthood over a 9-year interval	9
Very frequent physical aggression and vocalizations in nursing home residents with dementia	9
Associations between participation in community arts groups and aspects of wellbeing in older adults in the United States: a propensity score matching analysis	9
The association between vision impairment and cognitive outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Prevalence and correlates of antisocial personality disorder in older adults	9
The relationships between self-compassion, rumination, and depressive symptoms among older adults: the moderating role of gender	9
Acceptability and effects of tele-delivered behavioral activation for depression in low-income homebound older adults: in their own words	9
Stress diagnoses in midlife and risk of dementia: a register-based follow-up study	9
Anticholinergic drug use and risk of mortality for people with dementia in Northern Ireland	9
A comprehensive program of cognitive stimulation with digital inclusion, physical activity and social interaction can modify BDNF levels and improve cognition in adults over 50: a randomized controlle	9
Cognitive function and cognitive decline among older rural Chinese adults: the roles of social support, pension benefits, and medical insurance	9
The role of goal and meaning in life for older adults facing interpersonal stress	9
Flexible goal adjustment moderates the link between self-rated health and subjective well-being. Findings from the general population	9
Associations between water, sanitation, and depression among older people in Ghana: empirical evidence from WHO-SAGE Wave 2 survey	8
Direct and indirect associations between childhood socioeconomic status and cognitive function in the middle-aged and older adults in China	8
Associations of mental health and chronic physical illness during childhood with major depression in later life	8
Caregiving, volunteering, and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review	8
Addressing the needs of older adults receiving alcohol treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	8
The feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an mHealth mindfulness therapy for caregivers of adults with cognitive impairment	8
Group-based cognitive stimulation therapy for dementia: a qualitative study on experiences of group interactions	8
Improving the appropriateness of psychotropic prescribing for nursing home residents with dementia: an overview of reviews	8
Supporting behaviour change in younger-onset dementia: mapping the needs of family carers in the community	8
Vision impairment, vision correction, and cognitive decline among middle-aged and older Chinese: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study	8
Development of resilience scale for older adults	8
Physical multimorbidity, depressive symptoms, and social participation in adults over 50 years of age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	8
Informal caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a representative, population-based study during the second wave of the pandemic in Germany	8
UK clinicians’ views on the use of formulations for the management of BPSD: a multidisciplinary survey	8
Musical reward across the lifespan	8
Effect of horticultural therapy on apathy in nursing home residents with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial	8
Psychometric properties of the PHQ-9 measure of depression among Brazilian older adults	8
With a little help from familiar interlocutors: real-world language use in young and older adults	8

What makes life enjoyable at an older age? Experiential wellbeing, daily activities, and satisfaction with life in general	8
The relationship between perceived support and depression in spousal care partners: a dyadic approach	8
Development of best practice recommendations to enhance access to and use of formal community care services for people with dementia in Europe: a Delphi process conducted by the Actifcare project	8
Systematic review of pharmacological interventions for people with Lewy body dementia	8
Exercise for depression and depressive symptoms in older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and Meta-analyses	8
Depression and associated factors among geriatric population in Moshi district council, Northern Tanzania	8
Disparities in depression among Chinese older adults with neurodegenerative diseases	8
Associations of neuroticism with falls in older adults: do psychological factors mediate the association?	8
Loneliness, social network size, and mortality in older adults and the role of cortisol	8
Simultaneous employment and depressive symptom trajectories around retirement age in Chile	7
Family experience of young-onset dementia: the perspectives of spouses and children	7
Homicide-suicide across the lifespan: a mixed methods examination of factors contributing to older adult perpetration	7
Effects of reversible cognitive frailty on disability, quality of life, depression, and hospitalization: a prospective cohort study	7
‘The time has come’: reflections on the ‘tipping point’ in deciding on a care home move	7
Effects of probiotic supplementation on cognitive function in elderly: A systematic review and Meta-analysis	7
Staying connected in old age: associations between bonding social capital, loneliness and well-being and the value of digital media	7
Vitamin D as a possible biomarker of mild cognitive impairment in parkinsonians	7
Usability and acceptability of internet-based interventions for family carers of people living with dementia: systematic review	7
The effectiveness of exergames on fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review	7
Cognitive reserve, modifiable-risk-factor profile and incidence of dementia: results from a longitudinal study of CFAS Wales	7
Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: a longitudinal study	7
Dementia care needs for individuals and caregivers among Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Whites	7
Association between food insecurity and perceived stress among older adults (50+) in six low- and middle-income countries	7
Personality and psychological health in caregivers of older relatives: a case-control study	7
Efficacy of group reminiscence therapy based on Chinese traditional festival activities (CTFA-GRT) on loneliness and perceived stress of rural older adults living alone in China: a randomized controll	7
Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for depressive symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: systematic review with network meta-analysis	7
An evaluation of common risk factors for prolonged grief disorder using the international classification of diseases-11 criteria	7
Unmet healthcare needs among midlife adults with mental distress and multiple chronic conditions	7
My Healthy Brain: a multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health	7
Gambling motivation model for older women addicted and not addicted to gambling – a qualitative study	7
Age-friendly environment, social support, sense of community, and loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Korea	7
Longitudinal analyses indicate bidirectional associations between loneliness and health	7
Predictors of loneliness during the Covid-19 pandemic in people with dementia and their carers in England: findings from the DETERMIND-C19 study	7
Types of multidimensional vulnerability and well-being among the retired in the U.S	7
The moderating role of social factors in the relationship between an incident of fall and depressive symptoms: a study with a national sample of older adults in South Korea	7
Depressive rumination and life satisfaction among institution-dwelling Chinese older adults: the roles of perceived burdensomeness and social support from individuals within the institution	7
Emotion regulation across the lifespan: age differences in intrapersonal and interpersonal strategies for the adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic in four countries	7
A dimensional approach to understanding the relationship between self-reported hearing loss and depression over 12 years: the Three-City study	7
Estimate of the prevalence of depression among older people in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Assessment of anticipatory grief in informal caregivers of dependants with dementia: a systematic review	6
Asymmetric effects of obesity on loneliness among older Germans. Longitudinal findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe	6
The association between relationship strain and emotional well-being among older adult couples: the moderating role of social connectedness	6
The early impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid carers of people living with dementia: part II of a mixed-methods systematic review	6
Childhood adversities, late-life stressors and the onset of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults	6
Marijuana use/nonuse among those aged 50+: comparisons of use-to-nonuse, initiation/reinitiation, and continued use over 24 months	6
Community resilience and psychological distress in Chinese older adults amid COVID-19: the roles of perceived community prevention effectiveness and risk perception	6
Adverse childhood experiences, adult trauma, and depressive symptom trajectories	6
Guided self-management targeting anxiety and activity participation in older Veterans	6
Forward-focused coping predicts better mental health outcomes in mid- to late-life during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
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 support	6
Explaining caregiver burden in a large sample of UK dementia caregivers: The role of contextual factors, behavioural problems, psychological resilience, and anticipatory grief	6
Caregiver “objective attitude” toward patients with neurodegenerative disease: Consequences for caregiver strain and relationship closeness	6
How does beginning or ceasing of informal caregiving of individuals in poor health influence sleep quality? Findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study	6
Does social isolation affect physical and mental health? A test of the social causation hypothesis using dynamic panel models with fixed effects	6
Multi-sample assessment of stress reactivity as a mediator between childhood adversity and mid- to late-life outcomes	6
Prospective associations between subjective age and fear of falling in older adults	6
Self-perceptions of ageing, GP visits and frequent attendance. Longitudinal findings from the German Ageing Survey	6
The impact on employees of providing informal caregiving for someone with dementia	6
The early impacts of COVID-19 on people living with dementia: part I of a mixed-methods systematic review	6
Resource allocation in dementia care: comparing the views of people with dementia, carers and health and social care professionals under constrained and unconstrained budget scenarios	6
Neuroticism predicts informant reported cognitive problems through health behaviors	6
Humanoid socially assistive robots in dementia care: a qualitative study about expectations of caregivers and dementia trainers	6
Negative marital interaction, purpose in life, and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older couples: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study	6
Alcohol use among older adults and health care utilization	6
Understanding the longitudinal dynamics of rural–urban mental health disparities in later life in China	6
Cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in later life: The moderating role of gender	6
Age-related digital disparities, functional limitations, and social isolation: unraveling the grey digital divide between baby boomers and the silent generation in senior living facilities	6
Relationship between interoceptive sensibility, age, and COVID-19 anxiety during the first national lockdown in the United Kingdom	6
Mediation effect of coping strategies on general psychological health among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Brazilian study	6
Effectiveness of Dementia Care Mapping™ to reduce agitation in care home residents with dementia: an open-cohort cluster randomised controlled trial	6
Techno-fixes for an ageing society	6
A race against time: couples’ lived diagnostic journeys to young-onset dementia	6
The effects of caregiver characteristics on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia of patients with dementia	6
Impact of exergames on psychiatric symptoms in older adults with serious mental illness	6
Coping strategies mediate the association between family functioning and posttraumatic growth in family caregivers of people with dementia	6
The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old	6
Couple processes of family economic hardship, depressive symptoms, and later-life subjective memory impairment: moderating role of relationship quality	6
Social isolation among older veterans: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study	6
Early-life stress, depressive symptoms, and inflammation: the role of social factors	6
Adaptive and harmful autobiographical remembering after the loss of a loved one	5
A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between depression, fatigue, and pain in patients with heart failure	5
An application study-subjective cognitive decline Questionnaire9 in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI)	5
State containment measures, living arrangements, and mental health of U.S. older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
The influence of social support on self-care is mediated by self-efficacy and depression in chronic illness: key findings from the ‘SODALITY’ observational study	5
Autonomy and loneliness – longitudinal within- and between-person associations among Swedish older adults	5
Prediction of depressive symptoms onset and long-term trajectories in home-based older adults using machine learning techniques	5
Family type and cognitive function in older Chinese Americans: acculturation as a moderator	5
Differences in self-control, self-efficacy and depressive symptoms between active and inactive middle-aged and older adults after 1 year of COVID restrictions	5
The moderation of socio-demographics in physical and mental health disparities among Israeli gay and heterosexual middle-aged and older men	5
Living well with dementia: The role volunteer-based social recreational programs in promoting social connectedness of people with dementia and their caregivers	5
Earlier migration, better cognition? The role of urbanization in bridging the urban-rural cognition gaps in middle and older age	5
A prospective association between tooth status and cognitive performance among older adults in Europe	5
Validation of the cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) program for people with dementia in Portugal	5
Dementia-friendly intervention for hospitalized older adults with cognitive impairments: results of the Italian Dementia-Friendly Hospital Trial (IDENTITÀ)	5