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View article: 63 Longitudinal Decline in Everyday Functioning: Exploring the Incremental Validity of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia
63 Longitudinal Decline in Everyday Functioning: Exploring the Incremental Validity of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia Open
Objective: Decline in everyday function is a hallmark of dementia and is associated with increased caregiver burden, medical spending, and poorer quality of life. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (e.g., apathy, hallucinations) can also occur in t…
View article: 85 Evaluating the Improvement on the Naturalistic Action Task After the Virtual Kitchen Intervention: A Case Study
85 Evaluating the Improvement on the Naturalistic Action Task After the Virtual Kitchen Intervention: A Case Study Open
Objective: The goal-control model of the functional impairment in dementia posits two different underlying mechanisms: decay of task goals (reduced task accomplishment) and poor control over goal execution (high error rates). Here we prese…
View article: 23 Subjective Cognition in African American and White Older Adults: Interactions with Psychosocial Factors
23 Subjective Cognition in African American and White Older Adults: Interactions with Psychosocial Factors Open
Objective: Given that African American older adults are disproportionately at risk for the development of dementia, identifications of sensitive risk and protective factors are of high importance. Subjective decline in cognition is a poten…
View article: Examining heterogeneity in depression symptoms and associations with cognition and everyday function in MCI
Examining heterogeneity in depression symptoms and associations with cognition and everyday function in MCI Open
To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the relationship between depression symptom profiles and cognitive and everyday function in those with MCI. Our findings show that depression symptoms greatly differ in their association…
View article: Impact of a Mental Health Diagnosis on Emergency Department Adherence to Sepsis Care Guidelines
Impact of a Mental Health Diagnosis on Emergency Department Adherence to Sepsis Care Guidelines Open
Background: Previous work has found that clinical care for a variety of health conditions varies depending upon the mental health status of the patient. Sepsis, a condition with an algorithm-driven care plan, has not yet been investigated.…
View article: The Use of Non-Immersive Virtual Reality as a Functional Rehabilitation Tool for Older Adults with Cognitive Decline
The Use of Non-Immersive Virtual Reality as a Functional Rehabilitation Tool for Older Adults with Cognitive Decline Open
There is currently no cure for age-related cognitive decline or dementia and current pharmacologic interventions have had limited success at improving daily functioning. Consequently, older adults who experience cognitive decline require a…
View article: Remind Me To Remember: A pilot study of a novel smartphone reminder application for older adults with dementia and mild cognitive impairment
Remind Me To Remember: A pilot study of a novel smartphone reminder application for older adults with dementia and mild cognitive impairment Open
The SmartPrompt is a smartphone-based reminder application informed by a neuropsychological model of functional disability. This laboratory-based pilot study examined the SmartPrompt feasibility, efficacy, and subjective usability using a …
View article: When and how did you go wrong? Characterizing mild functional difficulties in older adults during an everyday task
When and how did you go wrong? Characterizing mild functional difficulties in older adults during an everyday task Open
Mild functional difficulties associated with cognitive aging may be reliably measured by coding "micro-errors" during everyday tasks, like meal preparation. Micro-errors made by 25 older adult and 48 younger adults were coded on four dimen…
View article: Windows to functional decline: Naturalistic eye movements in older and younger adults.
Windows to functional decline: Naturalistic eye movements in older and younger adults. Open
Subtle changes in everyday tasks precede and predict future disability in older adults. Eye tracking may provide a sensitive tool for detecting subtle disruption of everyday task performance and informing the mechanism(s) of breakdown. We …