A5011149798- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Aging, Health, and Disability
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Family Support in Illness
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Physical Education and Gymnastics
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr
2017-2024
Universitat de València
2011-2021
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2015
Development during life-span implies to cope with stressful events, and this coping may be done several strategies. It could useful know if these strategies differ as a consequence of personal characteristics. This work uses the Coping Stress Questionnaire aim using sample 400 participants. Specifically, effects gender age group (young people, middle elderly), well its interaction on is studied. With regard age, one hand, it hypothesised decrement in use centred problem solving social...
Well-being is one of the keys to successful and optimal development across lifespan. Based on idea that involves changes in individuals' adaptive capacity meet their needs over time, occur second half life require effort adapt new reality. This study used a structural model test effects coping strategies resilience well-being sample 305 mid-life adults. Several constructs were measured: strategies, resilience, well-being. A final was obtained with good fit indices; psychological positively...
Objectives: The aims of this article are: (a) to test for the validity three constructs involved in structural model; (b) effects both coping strategies and resilient on well-being a sample elderly, by means model with latent variables; (c) empirically study whether brief scale could predict over above that predicted resources. Methods: research is survey design. consisted 225 non-institutionalized elderly people living city Valencia (Spain). measured were: well-being, coping, strategies....
Objectives: This study aimed to show the effectiveness of mindfulness and self-compassion therapy in improving coping ability adaptation stressful situations elderly.Methods: Forty-five elderly non-institutionalized adults were randomized either treatment or a waiting list. A pre- post-treatment assessment was performed, consisting Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), Strategies Questionnaire. The program developed over 10 sessions lasting 120 minutes...
Reminiscence therapy is a psychological intervention for older adults to remembering and interpreting life events that were experienced at some time in the past. The purpose of present study was investigate extent integrative reminiscence effects, with aim produce statistically significant reduction depression symptoms, improvement well-being, satisfaction, self esteem, integrity examined. Thirty-four healthy elderly participated implemented eight sessions. To evaluate effects program,...
Dementia is a significant public health problem. One non-pharmacological therapy that has shown its effectiveness reminiscence, which psychological intervention designed to address issues of particular relevance older adults. The aim this study was examine the benefits an integrative reminiscence program in elderly people with dementia.A quasi-experimental design and purposeful sampling were conducted at two retirement homes. Forty-two adults dementia studied measure effect (23 experimental...
Institutionalization during old age requires tremendous adaptability. Among the main consequences of difficulty adapting to institutional context are prevalent depressive symptoms and low well-being. Reminiscence therapy has proven be among most effective at minimizing these outcomes.This study purpose was investigate usefulness reminiscence intervention in an elderly, institutionalized sample. Following a group format, lasted eight sessions compared treatment control group, using pre-post...
Resilience is understood as a dynamic process encompassing positive adaptation within the context of adversity. This study examined validity Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), 4-item measure designed to capture tendencies cope with stress in highly adaptive manner, an elderly Spanish population. A total 133 people from association retired persons Valencia (Spain) provided responses for validation study. The factorial scale was tested using confirmatory factor analysis, single dimension...
The objective is to examine the effects of reminiscence therapy (RT) on total, episodic and semantic autobiographical memory in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) Alzheimer's disease (AD) groups, testing RT different stages memory, its effectiveness at follow-up. A sample composed 43 aMCI (27 treatments, 16 controls) 30 AD (15 15 subjects were evaluated with Autobiographical Memory Interview (AMI) test. consisted 10 sessions lasting 60 minutes each. Both AD, showed significant overall...
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to adapt and validate the most common measure of self-esteem, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), in elderly Spanish population based on initial one-factor model proposed by author scale. Design: The factorial validity scale was tested using confirmatory factor analysis. Setting: carried out city Valencia (Spain). Participants: A total 231 people with a mean age 72.68 (SD=8.55). Measurements: participants completed questionnaire RSES for validation...
The reminiscence functions scale (RFS) is a 43-item self-report instrument designed to assess the use of for different functions. This study aims, on one hand, analyze factorial structure and psychometric properties RFS and, other, examine relationship between mental health. measures depressive symptomology, despair, life satisfaction were administered sample persons over age sixty (n = 364). After eliminating three conflictive items from original scale, confirmatory factor analysis results...
The purpose of the study was to test a model causal relationships among cognitive reserve (CR), personality variables such as Neuroticism and Openness experience, divergent thinking (DT), independently evaluating performance in different domains (verbal graphic). It hypothesized that CR, Openness, would each directly influence verbal graphic DT. A total 135 subjects between 55 84 years old participated were interviewed individual sessions. For correct fit eliminated from measurement model....
Diversos estudios sobre estereotipos con estudiantes universitarios muestran que las personas mayores son percibidas más desde una imagen negativa positivos. Teniendo en cuenta el creciente aumento de la población mayor actualidad, y fin trabajar visión positiva sí mismos, es necesario estos desaparezcan. El objetivo este trabajo fue determinar si existen negativos hacia vejez carreras universitarias relacionadas no campo salud. En total, se evaluó a 262 cuestionario CENVE, y, para saber...
Resilience, or the capacity to be able develop oneself successfully despite adverse circumstances, has become a concept of interest in recent years. There is clear relationship between resilience, psychological well-being, and coping strategies. This study looked at 890 subjects with mean age 46.77 (SD = 20.86) years, ranging from 18 95 years old. The participants were 40.6% men 59.4% women. Using this sample, three clusters developed by MATLAB R2010a Self-Organizing Maps toolbox. Two these...
This study compared performance in two groups of older adults, one healthy and another with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), order to determine whether or not they exhibit plasticity analyze plastic non-plastic participants differed after a delay. To measure plasticity, the Spain-Complutense Verbal Learning Test (TAVEC) was applied total 113 over 65 who were divided into groups: MCI (N = 51) control 62). It concluded that performed better, but impaired also demonstrated some capacity for...
Para conseguir la adaptacion a los cambios que se producen en el envejecimiento ponen marcha una serie de estrategias afrontamiento. En este estudio, 275 adultos mayores, acuden un centro mayores realizar actividades, respondieron datos sociodemograficos y al Cuestionario Afrontamiento del Estres (CAE) mediante entrevista semiestructurada. El objetivo es analizar uso las afrontamiento funcion diversas variables sociodemograficas, correlaciones, pruebas t ANOVAs. Los resultados mostraron...
Este trabajo presenta la comparación de las características sujetos con alta y baja reserva cognitiva, cognitiva deterioro cognitivo, diferenciados a partir del desarrollo una medida ponderada cognitiva. Mediante un diseño correlacional se evaluaron 200 personas edad superior 65 años, no institucionalizados. Los resultados mostraron, por lado, que el grupo obtuvo mejores puntuaciones tanto en nivel cognitivo como y, otro mostró perfil similar al existiendo solamente diferencias cuanto edad....
En este artículo se presentan los datos de un estudio piloto descriptivo en el cual han medido estereotipos sobre la vejez una muestra carácter incidental estudiantado universitario del grado maestro Educación Primaria. El objetivo fue analizar si hay a través Cuestionario Evaluación Estereotipos Negativos Vejez [CENVE] (Blanca, Sánchez y Trianes, 2005) 78 estudiantes. Los resultados mostraron presencia que plantearon reflexión necesidad proponer actividades educativas contribuyan mejorar...