ArticleEuropean journal of ageing2015
Long-term and short-term predictors of worries about getting Alzheimer's disease.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Dementia worry and depressive symptoms: a systematic review.Aging & mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Cognitive behavioural therapy and third-wave approaches for anxiety and related disorders in older people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
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- Dementia is the second most feared condition among Australian health service consumers: results of a cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Comparisons of Dementia Knowledge and Attitudes among the Youth and Older Adults: Insights from the Construal Level Theory Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Factors Associated With Dementia Knowledge and Dementia Worry in the South Korean Elderly Population.Psychiatry investigation · 2021Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Feasibility of a Low-Intensity Psychological Intervention for Fear of Memory Loss and Quality of Life in Older Adults: Protocol for the Reducing Fear and Avoidance of Memory Loss (REFRAME) Study.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Examining the Relationship Between Religious and Spiritual Motivation and Worry About Alzheimer's Disease in Later Life.Journal of religion and health · 2018Article
- Concern about developing Alzheimer's disease or dementia and intention to be screened: An analysis of national survey data.Archives of gerontology and geriatrics · 2017Article
- The impact of aging stereotypes on dementia worry.European journal of ageing · 2017Article
- An Examination of Age-Based Stereotype Threat About Cognitive Decline.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2017Review
- A 2-Study Psychometric Evaluation of the Modified Dementia Worry Scale.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasArticle
- Validation of the Fear and Avoidance of Memory Loss scale in community-based older adults.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Article
- Fear of Dementia among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Germany.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders extraArticle
- Combined Influences of Dementia Exposure and Personality on Self-Reported Memory Problems.American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementiasArticle
- Alzheimer Disease Worries, Fears, and Stigma and Their Relationship to Genetic and Interventional Research Engagement.Alzheimer disease and associated disordersArticle
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Abstract
Cumulative stresses associated with concerns about cognitive functioning and worries about developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been shown to be related to poorer health and lower psychological well-being. Among older persons, AD also generates higher levels of fear than any other disease. But much remains to be learned about predictors of worries and fears, especially from a temporal perspective. Thus, the principal objective of the current research is to examine long-term effects of self-perceptions of cognitive functioning on worries about developing AD. Data for the study are drawn from the University of Michigan's Health and Retirement Study. We use up to ten measurements of self-perceived cognitive functioning collected from 1992 to 2010 for respondents 50 years of age and older at the time of their entrance into the study. Demographics (marital status, age, education, and gender); beliefs about the role of genetics, personal knowledge of someone with AD, and their interaction; and depression and health are other variables included in the model. The data are analyzed using the full information maximum likelihood procedure and latent growth curve modeling to account for the long-term effects. The analysis shows evidence of both short-term effects of depression, age, beliefs, and the interaction of beliefs and personal familiarity and long-term effects of cognitive self-assessment on worries about getting AD. Further analyses of these relationships and inclusion of these items in other studies are recommended.
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