Aging & Mental Health

Article	Citations
A systematic review of longitudinal risk factors for loneliness in older adults	185
Impact of COVID-19 related social support service closures on people with dementia and unpaid carers: a qualitative study	179
Loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic	167
COVID-19 worries and mental health: the moderating effect of age	87
Are older adults also at higher psychological risk from COVID-19?	71
Social networks and mental health change in older adults after the Covid-19 outbreak	59
Age-related differences in the perception of COVID-19 emergency during the Italian outbreak	47
Challenging behavior of nursing home residents during COVID-19 measures in the Netherlands	43
Social isolation, social support and loneliness as independent concepts, and their relationship with health-related quality of life among older women	43
Technostress in a hostile world: older internet users before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	43
Perceptions, feelings, and the routine of older adults during the isolation period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in four countries	37
Cumulative effect of loneliness and social isolation on health outcomes among older adults	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	36
Is the Black-White mental health paradox consistent across age, gender, and psychiatric disorders?	36
Dual task walking costs in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	35
Psychological well-being and coping strategies of elderly people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary	34
Resistance training improves cognitive function in older adults with different cognitive status: a systematic review and Meta-analysis	32
Digital technology use and depressive symptoms among older adults in Korea: beneficial for those who have fewer social interactions?	32
The experiences of care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	32
The association between loneliness, social isolation and all-cause mortality in a nationally representative sample of older women and men	31
Grandparents caring for grandchildren in rural China: consequences for emotional and cognitive health in later life	30
Social networking site usage: A systematic review of its relationship with social isolation, loneliness, and depression among older adults	26
Barriers and opportunities for the mental health of LGBT older adults and older people living with HIV: a systematic literature review	25
COVID-19 worry, mental health indicators, and preparedness for future care needs across the adult lifespan	25
With age comes well-being: older age associated with lower stress, negative affect, and depression throughout the COVID-19 pandemic	25

Oral health and depressive symptoms among older adults: longitudinal study	25
Depression as a determinant of frailty in late life	24
Effect of physical activity on cognitive domains in dementia and mild cognitive impairment: overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	23
‘They simply do not understand’: a focus group study exploring the lived experiences of family caregivers of people with frontotemporal dementia	22
A systematic review and meta-analysis on cognitive frailty in community-dwelling older adults: risk and associated factors	21
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	21
The relationship between older adults’ technology use, in-person engagement, and pandemic-related mental health	21
Life during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: the influence of cognitive state on psychosocial, behavioral and lifestyle profiles of older adults	21
Volunteering and loneliness in older adults: A parallel mediation model	21
Socioeconomic inequalities in the wellbeing of informal caregivers across Europe	20
Longitudinal impacts of grandparent caregiving on cognitive, mental, and physical health in China	20
A systematic review of self-neglect and its risk factors among community-dwelling older adults	20
Executive function deficits in mild cognitive impairment: evidence from saccade tasks	20
Outcomes from a pilot online Acceptance and Commitment Therapy program for dementia family caregivers	19
Sex differences in mental health among older adults: investigating time trends and possible risk groups with regard to age, educational level and ethnicity	19
Navigating the new normal: accessing community and institutionalised care for dementia during COVID-19	18
A systematic review of the associations, mediators and moderators of life satisfaction, positive affect and happiness in near-centenarians and centenarians	18
Study of loneliness and wisdom in 482 middle-aged and oldest-old adults: a comparison between people in Cilento, Italy and San Diego, USA	18
In-home dementia caregiving is associated with greater psychological burden and poorer mental health than out-of-home caregiving: a cross-sectional study	17
Impact of social isolation and coping strategies in older adults with mild cognitive impairment during the covid-19 pandemic: A qualitative study	17
Validation of the Chinese version of Addenbrooke’s cognitive examination III for detecting mild cognitive impairment	17
Depressive symptoms in the context of Chinese grandparents caring for grandchildren	17
Pain in nursing home residents with dementia and its association to quality of life	17
Social isolation due to COVID-19: impact on loneliness, sedentary behavior, and falls in older adults	17
Implementing post diagnostic dementia care in primary care: a mixed-methods systematic review	17
The prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
The effect of virtual reality on executive function in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions among older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	15
When the end feels near: sense of purpose predicts well-being as a function of future time perspective	15
Exercise for depression and depressive symptoms in older adults: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and Meta-analyses	15
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	15
Longitudinal associations between formal volunteering and well-being among retired older people: follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial	15
Internet-delivered guided self-help acceptance and commitment therapy for family carers of people with dementia (iACT4CARERS): a feasibility study	15
Explaining caregiver burden in a large sample of UK dementia caregivers: The role of contextual factors, behavioural problems, psychological resilience, and anticipatory grief	15
Cognitive function and cognitive decline among older rural Chinese adults: the roles of social support, pension benefits, and medical insurance	14
Validation of the multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) for family caregivers of people with dementia	14
Bidirectional association between depression and multimorbidity in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a longitudinal cohort study	14
A longitudinal study shows stress proliferation effects from early childhood adversity and recent stress on risk for depressive symptoms among older adults	14
Age and gender disparities in depression and subjective cognitive decline-related outcomes	14
Aging and emotion regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic	14
Self-perceptions of aging and depressive symptoms: the mediating role of loneliness	14
Examining the relations between hopelessness, thwarted interpersonal needs, and passive suicide ideation among older adults: does meaning in life matter?	14
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	13
“Jolly fat” or “sad fat”: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between obesity and depression among community-dwelling older adults	13
Minority stress process among older Black Americans: the role of age, perceived discrimination, and anxiety	13
Correlates of emotional and social loneliness among community dwelling older adults in Rotterdam, the Netherlands	13
The association between vision impairment and cognitive outcomes in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Rural/urban differences in mental health and social well-being among older US adults in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic	13
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	13
Caregiving, volunteering, and loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review	13

Psychometric properties of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in Spanish older adults	13
Cross-lagged relationships between sense of purpose in life, memory performance, and subjective memory beliefs in adulthood over a 9-year interval	13
Assessing the combined effect of ageism and sexuality-related stigma on the mental health and well-being of older lesbian and gay adults	13
Active and passive social media use are differentially related to depressive symptoms in older adults	12
The relationships between self-compassion, rumination, and depressive symptoms among older adults: the moderating role of gender	12
Psychological flexibility in older adulthood: a scoping review	12
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	12
Efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in cognitive function in the elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Association between visual impairment and cognitive disorders in low-and-middle income countries: a systematic review	12
Neuropsychiatric profiles in mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies	12
Associations between participation in community arts groups and aspects of wellbeing in older adults in the United States: a propensity score matching analysis	12
Development of resilience scale for older adults	12
Grit and successful aging in older adults	12
The impacts of sexual stigma on the mental health of older sexual minority men	12
Religion and mental health among older adults: ethnic differences in Malaysia	12
Loneliness and social disconnectedness in the time of pandemic period among Brazilians: evidence from the ELSI COVID-19 initiative	12
What makes life enjoyable at an older age? Experiential wellbeing, daily activities, and satisfaction with life in general	11
Three-year effects of neighborhood social network intervention on mental and physical health of older adults	11
The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old	11
Anxiety and somatization: prevalence and correlates of mental health in older people (60+ years) in Botswana	11
The feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an mHealth mindfulness therapy for caregivers of adults with cognitive impairment	11
Effect of horticultural therapy on apathy in nursing home residents with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial	11
Effects of reversible cognitive frailty on disability, quality of life, depression, and hospitalization: a prospective cohort study	11
Systematic review of pharmacological interventions for people with Lewy body dementia	11
Individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST) for people with intellectual disability and dementia: a feasibility randomised controlled trial	11
Assessment of anticipatory grief in informal caregivers of dependants with dementia: a systematic review	11
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	11
Self-reported sense of purpose in life and proxy-reported behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in the last year of life	11
Theory-of-mind abilities in older patients with common mental disorders – a cross-sectional study	11
Physical multimorbidity, depressive symptoms, and social participation in adults over 50 years of age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing	11
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	11
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	11
Anticholinergic drug use and risk of mortality for people with dementia in Northern Ireland	11
Musical reward across the lifespan	10
Prevalence and correlates of antisocial personality disorder in older adults	10
Psychometric properties of the PHQ-9 measure of depression among Brazilian older adults	10
The effectiveness of exergames on fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review	10
UK clinicians’ views on the use of formulations for the management of BPSD: a multidisciplinary survey	10
The role of consumer and mortgage debt for financial stress	10
Supporting behaviour change in younger-onset dementia: mapping the needs of family carers in the community	10
The relationship between perceived support and depression in spousal care partners: a dyadic approach	10
Associations between water, sanitation, and depression among older people in Ghana: empirical evidence from WHO-SAGE Wave 2 survey	10
Emotion regulation across the lifespan: age differences in intrapersonal and interpersonal strategies for the adjustment to the COVID-19 pandemic in four countries	10
Early-life stress, depressive symptoms, and inflammation: the role of social factors	10
Longitudinal analyses indicate bidirectional associations between loneliness and health	10
Staying connected in old age: associations between bonding social capital, loneliness and well-being and the value of digital media	10
Vision impairment, vision correction, and cognitive decline among middle-aged and older Chinese: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study	10
Association of adverse childhood experiences with subjective cognitive decline in adulthood: Findings from a population-based study	10
Awareness of age-related change, future time perspective, and implications for goal adjustment in older adulthood	10
The impact on employees of providing informal caregiving for someone with dementia	9
Humanoid socially assistive robots in dementia care: a qualitative study about expectations of caregivers and dementia trainers	9
Age-friendly environment, social support, sense of community, and loneliness among middle-aged and older adults in Korea	9
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	9
Associations between unmet needs for daytime activities and company and scores on the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire in people with dementia: a longitudinal study	9
Simultaneous employment and depressive symptom trajectories around retirement age in Chile	9
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	9
Improving the appropriateness of psychotropic prescribing for nursing home residents with dementia: an overview of reviews	9
Direct and indirect associations between childhood socioeconomic status and cognitive function in the middle-aged and older adults in China	9
Resilience, depression and anxiety and hazardous alcohol use behaviour among community dwelling older adults	9
A longitudinal analysis of the relationships between depression, fatigue, and pain in patients with heart failure	9
The association between relationship strain and emotional well-being among older adult couples: the moderating role of social connectedness	9
The role of pets in the support systems of community-dwelling older adults: a qualitative systematic review	9
A multilevel analysis of the impact of transitioning to grandparenthood on individuals’ depression in England, Europe and China	9
Sex differences in quality of life and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and elderly Europeans: results from the SHARE survey	9
The early impacts of COVID-19 on people living with dementia: part I of a mixed-methods systematic review	9
Adverse childhood experiences, adult trauma, and depressive symptom trajectories	9
The role of goal and meaning in life for older adults facing interpersonal stress	9
Understanding the longitudinal dynamics of rural–urban mental health disparities in later life in China	9
Evaluating the efficacy of TeleFAMILIES: a telehealth intervention for caregivers of community-dwelling people with dementia	9
Depressive rumination and life satisfaction among institution-dwelling Chinese older adults: the roles of perceived burdensomeness and social support from individuals within the institution	9
The early impacts of COVID-19 on unpaid carers of people living with dementia: part II of a mixed-methods systematic review	9
‘The time has come’: reflections on the ‘tipping point’ in deciding on a care home move	8
Techno-fixes for an ageing society	8
Predictors of loneliness during the Covid-19 pandemic in people with dementia and their carers in England: findings from the DETERMIND-C19 study	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
Associations of mental health and chronic physical illness during childhood with major depression in later life	8
Negative marital interaction, purpose in life, and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older couples: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study	8
Mediation effect of coping strategies on general psychological health among middle-aged and older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
Prevalence and type of unmet needs experienced by carers of people living with dementia	8
Asymmetric effects of obesity on loneliness among older Germans. Longitudinal findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe	8

Usability and acceptability of internet-based interventions for family carers of people living with dementia: systematic review	8
With a little help from familiar interlocutors: real-world language use in young and older adults	8
Impact of exergames on psychiatric symptoms in older adults with serious mental illness	8
Family experience of young-onset dementia: the perspectives of spouses and children	8
Effects of probiotic supplementation on cognitive function in elderly: A systematic review and Meta-analysis	8
The moderation of socio-demographics in physical and mental health disparities among Israeli gay and heterosexual middle-aged and older men	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
Cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, and depressive and anxiety symptoms in later life: The moderating role of gender	8
Disparities in depression among Chinese older adults with neurodegenerative diseases	8
Association between food insecurity and perceived stress among older adults (50+) in six low- and middle-income countries	8
Loneliness, social network size, and mortality in older adults and the role of cortisol	8
Associations of neuroticism with falls in older adults: do psychological factors mediate the association?	8
My Healthy Brain: a multimodal lifestyle program to promote brain health	8
Social isolation among older veterans: findings from the National Health and Aging Trends Study	8
Alcohol use among older adults and health care utilization	8
Validation of the cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) program for people with dementia in Portugal	8
Addressing the needs of older adults receiving alcohol treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study	8
Centrally-acting anticholinergic drugs– associations with mortality, hospitalisation and cognitive decline following dementia diagnosis in people receiving antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs	8
Relationship between interoceptive sensibility, age, and COVID-19 anxiety during the first national lockdown in the United Kingdom	8
Guilt for perceiving oneself as a burden in healthy older adults. Associated factors	7
Gambling motivation model for older women addicted and not addicted to gambling – a qualitative study	7
Longevity is not an ingredient of successful aging as self-reported by community-dwelling older adults: a scoping review	7
Information on advance care planning on websites of dementia associations in Europe: A content analysis	7
Childhood adversities, late-life stressors and the onset of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults	7
A race against time: couples’ lived diagnostic journeys to young-onset dementia	7
Estimate of the prevalence of depression among older people in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Does social isolation affect physical and mental health? A test of the social causation hypothesis using dynamic panel models with fixed effects	7
Differences in self-control, self-efficacy and depressive symptoms between active and inactive middle-aged and older adults after 1 year of COVID restrictions	7
An application study-subjective cognitive decline Questionnaire9 in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI)	7
Personal values profiles in dementia family caregivers: their association with ambivalent feelings and anxious and depressive symptoms	7
Prolonged social isolation and cognitive function in older adults: lack of informal social contact versus formal social activity as the source of social isolation	7
Use and uptake of technology by people with dementia and their supporters during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Depressive symptoms in child caregivers of very old Mexican Americans	7
An evaluation of common risk factors for prolonged grief disorder using the international classification of diseases-11 criteria	7
Neuroticism predicts informant reported cognitive problems through health behaviors	7
Forward-focused coping predicts better mental health outcomes in mid- to late-life during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Vitamin D as a possible biomarker of mild cognitive impairment in parkinsonians	7
A prospective association between tooth status and cognitive performance among older adults in Europe	7
How does beginning or ceasing of informal caregiving of individuals in poor health influence sleep quality? Findings from a nationally representative longitudinal study	7
Daily associations among aging perceptions, perceived health, and perceived stress in older adults	7
Efficacy of memory training interventions targeting metacognition for older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
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	7
Unmet healthcare needs among midlife adults with mental distress and multiple chronic conditions	7
Cognitive reserve, modifiable-risk-factor profile and incidence of dementia: results from a longitudinal study of CFAS Wales	7
Dementia care needs for individuals and caregivers among Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Whites	7
Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for depressive symptoms in mild cognitive impairment: systematic review with network meta-analysis	7
Prospective associations between subjective age and fear of falling in older adults	7
Family type and cognitive function in older Chinese Americans: acculturation as a moderator	7
Association between hearing loss and suicidal ideation among middle-aged and older adults	6
Social and spatial inequalities in healthcare use among people living with dementia in England (2002–2016)	6
'It makes life worthwhile!' Peer mentoring in long-term care—a feasibility study	6
Factors associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Brazilian study	6
‘I have never bounced back’: resilience and living with dementia	6
Intervention mechanisms of an experience sampling intervention for spousal carers of people with dementia: a secondary analysis using momentary data	6
Understanding patients’ and significant others’ preferences on starting a diagnostic trajectory for dementia: An integrative review	6
Impact of dementia literacy interventions for non-health-professionals: systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Earlier migration, better cognition? The role of urbanization in bridging the urban-rural cognition gaps in middle and older age	6
Sense of coherence can predict hope in older adults: a cross-lagged analysis	6
Association between having a family member with dementia and perceptions of dementia preventability	6
Subjective memory in adults over 50 years of age: associations with affective and physiological markers of emotion regulation	6
The relationship of caregiver self-efficacy to caregiver outcomes: a correlation and mediation analysis	6
Stress-related to COVID-19, anxiety, and protective factors among middle-aged and older adults in the largest outbreak areas in South Korea	6
The mediating effect of social support and coping strategies on the relation between family stigma and caregiver burden among Israeli Arab family caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)	6
The longitudinal interplay of depressive symptoms and loneliness: causal effects work in both directions and decay to zero before six years	6
Promoting meaningful engagement for residents living with dementia through intergenerational programs: a pilot study	6
Prediction of depressive symptoms onset and long-term trajectories in home-based older adults using machine learning techniques	6
Leisure activities and cognitive impairment in old age: The role of life course socioeconomic status	6
Dementia-friendly intervention for hospitalized older adults with cognitive impairments: results of the Italian Dementia-Friendly Hospital Trial (IDENTITÀ)	6
‘I’d be lost without my smartphone’: a qualitative analysis of the use of smartphones and tablets by people living with dementia, mild cognitive impairment, and their caregivers	6
Trait mindfulness associations with executive function and well-being in older adults	6
The effectiveness of internet-based psychoeducation programs for caregivers of people living with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Multi-sample assessment of stress reactivity as a mediator between childhood adversity and mid- to late-life outcomes	6
Exploring the views and the use of information and communication technologies to access post-diagnostic support by people living with dementia and unpaid carers: a systematic review	6
Who displays dementia-related stigma and what does the general public know about dementia? Findings from a nationally representative survey	6
Community resilience and psychological distress in Chinese older adults amid COVID-19: the roles of perceived community prevention effectiveness and risk perception	6
Autonomy and loneliness – longitudinal within- and between-person associations among Swedish older adults	6
Non-pharmacological interventions targeting sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Social participation and self-reported depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults	6
State containment measures, living arrangements, and mental health of U.S. older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Unmet needs and depression among spousal caregivers: the mediating role of marital satisfaction	5
Does music intervention relieve depression or anxiety in people living with dementia? A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Sociodemographic dynamics and age trajectories of depressive symptoms among adults in mid- and later life: a cohort perspective	5
Screening for suicide risk among older adults: assessing preliminary psychometric properties of the Brief Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (BGSIS) and the GSIS-Screen	5
Does gender matter to promote mental health through community engagement among older adults?	5
Factors associated with the perception of services by dementia informal caregivers in Greece: the role of familism	5
Older people’s views on loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns	5
‘The oxygen of shared experience’: exploring social support processes within peer support groups for carers of people with non-memory-led and inherited dementias	5
Living well with dementia: The role volunteer-based social recreational programs in promoting social connectedness of people with dementia and their caregivers	5
Cumulative exposure to poor housing conditions and psychological well-being: Does the relationship differ for young and middle-aged adults and older adults?	5
A systematic literature review of group-based training interventions for informal carers: impact on the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)	5
Positive aspects of caregiving in incident and long-term caregivers: Role of social engagement and distress	5
Adaptive and harmful autobiographical remembering after the loss of a loved one	5
Resistance training reduces depressive and anxiety symptoms in older women: a pilot study	5
Racial and ethnic differences in cognitive health appraisals: a comparison of non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic older adults	5
Understanding the relationship between perceived discrimination and mortality in United States adults	5