This study tests the associations of self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, perceived barriers, self-regulatory behaviors and social support with physical activity. Data from 116 married community-dwelling middle-aged young-old couples (M = 58.86 years, SD 7.16, range 50 to 75) were collected via mail-in survey. The model indicated that self-efficacy was directly indirectly related activity through barriers behaviors. results clarify among cognitive constructs activity, suggest interventions...

To examine the performance subjects with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI) on an objective measure of everyday or real-world memory subjective items assessing competency within same instrumental domains; to determine whether Everyday Cognition Battery (ECB) can uniquely predict MCI status.Cross-sectional.Independent-living sample urban dwelling elders in Baltimore Maryland.The consisted 555 ranging age from 50 95 (mean 68.8 +/- 9.6).Objective three domains (medication use,...

This study examined the associations among chronic health conditions, sociodemographic factors, and depressive symptomatology in older married couples. Data from 2004 wave of Health Retirement Study (n = 2,184 couples) were analyzed. Results indicated a reciprocal relationship symptoms between spouses. Additionally, post hoc analyses that husbands' stroke high blood pressure related to increased wives. Beyond relationship, husbands unaffected by wives' health. These results suggest sex...

Staff and equipment shortages an easily transmissible virus make working in the COVID-19 pandemic demanding physically psychologically. Nurses on frontlines are particularly vulnerable to adversity of under these conditions, with regard mental health. Thus, understanding risk protective factors for this essential group is critical identifying potential targets interventions. We had two aims current study: (a) examine work functioning symptoms depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress (PTSD)...

The current analysis examined (a) if measures of psychological well-being predict subjective memory, and (b) memory is consistent with actual memory. Five hundred seventy-nine older African Americans from the Baltimore Study Black Aging completed assessing depressive symptomatology, perceived stress, locus control, verbal working Higher levels stress greater externalized control predicted poorer but did not objective or Results suggest that influenced by aspects unrelated to in Americans.

Abstract Objective Depression is often associated with decreased cognitive performance among older adults. The current study focused on the association of neuropsychological functioning and personality traits in depressed non‐depressed Methods Data from 75 103 adults over age 60 were analyzed. All participants underwent standardized clinical assessment for depression prior to participation completed NEO‐PI‐R a series assessments. Results A multiple linear regressions conducted examine...

ABSTRACT We examined the mediating role of health literacy in relationships between participant demographic characteristics and information recall. Baseline data from two studies that focused on hypertensive adults (N = 1190; M 62.28 years, SD 11.98; 35.5% female; 45.9% African-American) were analyzed. The final model, which adjusted for recruitment site, indicated financial status, race, education indirectly related to recall through literacy. Increasing was also directly better age not...

Little research documents the experience of nurses caring for patients with COVID-19 in United States. This article explores providing direct care to understand working conditions and emotional impact this pandemic on nurses.Data were gathered through an online survey distributed via snowball sampling July 2020. The included open-ended question asking describe a personal patient. Researchers analyzed 118 responses using content analysis.The was summarized into six themes: (1) feeling...

The purpose of this study was to examine the associations among self-efficacy, perceived support, and physical activity in middle-aged older married couples. A total 116 couples (M = 58.86 years, SD 7.16, range 50-74) participated study. dyadic approach path modeling taken. final model indicated that for both husbands wives, one's own self-efficacy directly related activity. In addition, husband positively wive indirectly wife through self-efficacy. Wife via level support. These results...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent joint disease, particularly affecting the knees. This condition often managed through various treatments, including intra-articular injections such as corticosteroids (CS), hyaluronic acid (HA), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). PRP has shown promising outcomes in recent studies although it does lack strong endorsement some clinical guidelines due to inconsistent results of standardized results. study was conducted assess patient awareness frequency offered...

In developed countries, education and career experimentation typically extends into people's twenties (Arnett, 2000, 2015; Mehta et al., 2020). Thus, people are not committing to a path in which they can build expertise, take on increasing responsibilities, climb an organizational ladder (Day 2012) until reach established adulthood, the period of development from 30 45. As conceptualization adulthood is relatively new, little known about during this period. such, present study, we aimed...

Social support and functional ability are related to a number of outcomes in later life among African Americans, including cognitive performance. This study examined how providing receiving social was fluid crystallized abilities aging American adults after accounting for limitations, age, education, sex, income, self-reported health. Data from 602 (M = 69.08, SD 9.74; 25% male) were analyzed using latent variable modeling. Fluid second-order factor indicated by measures that assessed verbal...

Nurses providing direct care for patients with COVID-19 may be at particular risk developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, little is known about how these are related to workplace and non-workplace impairment. We examined if PTSD mediated the relationship between treating functional An online survey collected data regarding demographic variables, symptoms, impairment, distracted practice, nurse treated confirmed COVID-19. Data in November 2020 from 218 primarily...

Objective Previous investigations into the relationship between late‐life depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning have resulted in mixed findings concerning whether or not are related. The reports may be due part to differences clinical nonclinical samples inadequate consideration of dynamic nature (i.e., fluctuating course) older adults. current study examined chronic, acute, longitudinal relationships adults an ongoing treatment major disorder (MDD). Methods neurocognitive outcomes...

Abstract Objective An extensive literature examines the prevalence of conspiracy theories and factors that determine why some people believe them. Conspiracy are only one example baseless beliefs , which we define as not epistemically warranted by available evidence. The goals this research were to if there discrete domains identify psychological cognitive most closely associated with each type. Methods We surveyed 435 U.S. adults about their measured an set cognitive, epistemological,...

Background/Study Context: Everyday cognition represents the ability to solve problems within domains that are representative of issues faced by adults on a daily basis. The current study examined individual differences in everyday cognitive among aging Black/African American adults. Methods: Demographic data age, gender, education, physical functioning, chronic illnesses, self-reported health, and depression were collected from 248 African (mean age = 67.8 years, standard deviation 8.47...