A5023191227- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Sleep and related disorders
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Spatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Age of Information Optimization
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
The University of Western Australia
2016-2025
ING Direct
2021
Google (United States)
2021
Queen's Medical Centre
2021
University of Nottingham
2021
St Thomas' Hospital
2021
King's College London
2021
Australian Psychological Society
2019
Great Ormond Street Hospital
2017
University College London
2017
A new assessment of Activities Daily Living has been developed specifically for use with people dementia. The is a carer rated instrument consisting 20 daily-living abilities. scale 'face validity', assessing items as important by and using levels ability generated carers. It 'construct' validity demonstrated principal components analysis. 'concurrent' in that it correlates well observed task performance. good 'test–retest' reliability measured Cohen's Kappa the Mini-Mental State...
Cognitive decline and dementia due to Alzheimer's disease have been associated with genetic, lifestyle, environmental factors. A number of potentially modifiable risk factors should be taken into account when preventive or ameliorative interventions targeting its preclinical stages are investigated. Bone mineral density (BMD) body composition two such factors, their association cognitive was investigated in this study. 164 participants, aged 34 87 years old (62.78±9.27), were recruited for...
The benefits of physical exercise for psychological aspects quality life (QoL) are well established in normally ageing adults, yet potential people with Parkinson's disease (PD) have received limited attention. This study evaluated the cognitive functioning, mood and disease-specific QoL PD.Twenty-eight individuals PD were allocated to an intervention program (EIP, n = 15) or control group (n 13). EIP undertook a programme progressive anabolic aerobic twice weekly 12 weeks. maintained their...
Abstract Spontaneous, conversational speech in probable dementia of Alzheimer type (DAT) participants and healthy older controls was analysed using eight linguistic measures. These were evaluated for their usefulness discriminating between demented individuals. The measures were; noun rate, pronounrate, verb adjective clause-like semantic unit rate (all per 100 words), including three lexical richness measures; token ratio (TTR), Brunet's Index (W) Honore's statistic (R). Results suggest...
Attentional deficits are described in the consensus clinical criteria for operationalized diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) as characteristic condition. In addition, preliminary studies have indicated that both attentional impairments and fluctuation more marked patients DLB than Alzheimer disease (AD), although neuropsychological function has not previously been examined a large prospective cohort confirmed diagnostic accuracy against postmortem diagnosis.A detailed evaluation...
Abstract There is rapidly accumulating evidence of a close relationship between sleep loss and cognition. Neuropsychologists need to become aware this body knowledge as the effects on brain functions are significant. The current study (a) outlines extent which insufficient affects performance cognitive tasks in otherwise healthy people, (b) discusses neurocognitive disorders, (c) highlights key issues that merit consideration for neuropsychologists. This review shows has measurable impact...
Objectives This study was conducted to explore the relationships between illness perceptions, emotional representations, treatment beliefs and reported adherence in adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF). Methods Thirty-eight completed questionnaires assessing their perceptions of CF, about prescribed treatments chest physiotherapy, enzyme supplements, antibiotics. Results Reported non-adherence physiotherapy associated way which patients judged personal need for relative concerns potential...
To evaluate the association between self-reported sleep quality and levels of brain β-amyloid (Aβ) burden, to determine effect apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele on any associations found.This study is a cross-sectional analysis 184 cognitively healthy men women aged over 60 y. We measured factors: specifically, duration, latency (time taken fall asleep), disturbances, efficiency, daytime dysfunction, overall quality, using Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. All participants underwent Aβ...
The 10-item Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) was developed by Gross and John (2003) to measure the habitual use of 2 emotion regulation strategies: reappraisal suppression. Several studies using student samples have provided validation for ERQ, although only article (Wiltink et al., 2011) that evaluated ERQ in a community sample unable replicate original factor structure. Before non-student samples, it is important validate scale broadly representative adult population determine...
Abstract Moderate declines in prospective memory (PM) are common among older adults, but whether such decrements associated with everyday functioning problems is not well established. To examine this issue, we administered the Memory for Intentions Screening Test (MIST), Prospective and Retrospective Questionnaire (PRMQ), Activities of Daily Living (ADLQ) to 50 healthy Australian adults as part a broader neuropsychological battery. In series hierarchical regressions controlling demographics,...
Abstract The glymphatic system is postulated to be a mechanism of brain Aβ-amyloid clearance and most effective during sleep. Ablation the astrocytic end-feet expressed water-channel protein, Aquaporin-4, in mice, results impairment this increased deposition, suggesting that Aquaporin-4 plays pivotal role function. Currently there paucity literature regarding impact AQP4 genetic variation on sleep, burden their relationship each other humans. To address cross-sectional observational study...
Many empirical studies have explored the relationship between anger dysregulation and aggression; few association emotion regulation more generally aggressive behavior in adults. This study sought to determine whether adaptive was associated with aggression adult offenders, proficiency three skills – emotional awareness, acceptance, access a variety of strategies related regulation. Results suggest that offenders maladaptive style reported extensive histories than those an style. It also...
Abstract Sleep disorders in adults are associated with adverse health effects including reduced quality of life and increased mortality. However, there is little information on sleep young adults. A cross-sectional observational study was undertaken 1,227 participating the Western Australian Pregnancy (Raine) Study (2012–2014) to describe prevalence common disorders. In-laboratory polysomnography (PSG) validated survey methods were used, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Pittsburgh Symptom...
Abstract To date, there have been few studies of emotion processing in those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, yet this may an important effect on the quality life both sufferers and their families. This paper describes investigation relative changes cognition recognition identification non-verbal communicative signals seeks to address implications for clinical practice. Twelve adults with a diagnosis 'probable' disease 12 matched older adult healthy comparison participants undertook...
To date there is promising, yet limited, evidence to suggest that differences exist between older and younger adults' emotion regulation styles.The study aimed explore style across the adult lifespan by assessing whether self-reported reappraisal, or suppression, differs age groups, how these strategies may impact upon psychological distress.Three hundred seventeen younger, 175 middle-aged 85 styles levels of distress were measured using self-report questionnaires examined a cross-sectional...