scholarly journals Cumulative Load of Depressive Symptoms Is Associated With Cortisol Awakening Response in Very Old Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Chui ◽  
Christiane A. Hoppmann ◽  
Denis Gerstorf ◽  
Ruth Walker ◽  
Mary A. Luszcz
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Cortisol Awakening Response ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Very Old Age

Bereavement in Very Old Age: Impact on Health and Relationships of the Loss of a Spouse, a Child, a Sibling, or a Close Friend

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian J. Lalive d'Epinay ◽  
Stefano Cavalli ◽  
Luc A. Guillet
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Oldest Old ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Close Friend ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Very Old Age

This article deals with the following two questions: In very old age, which are the main sources of bereavement? And what are the consequences of such losses on health and on relationships? The findings are based on the complete set of data compiled in the course of the Swiss Interdisciplinary Longitudinal Study on the Oldest Old (SWILSOO), which provided a 10-year follow-up of a first cohort (1994–2004) and a 5-year follow-up of a second (1999–2004). The data revealed that, in very old age, the great majority of the dear ones who died were either siblings or close friends. Taken as a whole, the bereaved suffered a marked and lasting increase in depressive symptoms, together with a short-term deterioration in their functional status; those bereft of a spouse or a child saw their functional status worsen and exhibited enduring depressive symptoms but they also benefited from support in the form of increased interaction; those bereft of siblings only suffered from a mild, short-term deterioration in functional status; those who had lost a close friend suffered a very significant increase in depressive symptoms. In the medium term, most of these effects disappeared, lending weight to the claim that the survivors manage to cope with the misfortunes of life.

scholarly journals Basic Resources and Psychological Strengths as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 110-110
Author(s):  
Charikleia Lampraki ◽  
Daniela Jopp
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Very Old Age ◽  
Psychological Strengths

Abstract Loss of personal resources is expected to have a negative effect on well-being in all ages, however, in very old age, this effect may be exacerbated. Centenarians, who are confronted with accumulated age-related losses, may be at higher risk of experiencing depressive symptoms. This study investigated the link between basic resources (i.e., health, social network) and depressive symptoms and whether it was mediated by psychological strengths (i.e., meaning, optimism) in 119 centenarians and near-centenarians (Mage = 99.7 years). Results indicated that meaning in life fully mediated the link between health and depressive symptoms, and the link between social network size and depressive symptoms. Similarly, optimism mediated the link between network and depression, but no mediation effect was found when considering health as basic resource. In sum, basic resources are only indirectly associated to depressive feelings, with psychological strengths playing an important intervening role in very old age.

Maintenance ECT in Very Old Age: Case Report

1990 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Duncan ◽  
Gabor Ungvari ◽  
Robert Russell ◽  
Annalise Seifert
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Maintenance Ect ◽  
Very Old Age

Terminal decline and cognitive performance in very old age: Does cause of death matter?

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brent J. Small ◽  
Laura Fratiglioni ◽  
Eva von Strauss ◽  
Lars Bäckman
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Very Old Age

123 Incident sleep disordered breathing (SDB) in very old age

2006 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. S9-S10
Author(s):  
Donald Bliwise ◽  
Ian Colrain ◽  
Gary Swan ◽  
Laura-Beth Straight ◽  
Farzaneh Ansari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Sleep Disordered Breathing ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Very Old Age ◽  
Disordered Breathing

IC-P-100: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study of Age-Related Shrinkage in the Superior,Middle and Inferior Frontal Gyrus in Old and Very Old Age

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. S40-S40
Author(s):  
Olof E. Lindberg ◽  
Carl-Henrik Ehrenkrona ◽  
Linnea Engström ◽  
Leif A. Svensson ◽  
Eva Öhrndahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Inferior Frontal Gyrus ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Very Old Age

scholarly journals Social Participation Attenuates Decline in Perceptual Speed in Old and Very Old Age.

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 423-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Lövdén ◽  
Paolo Ghisletta ◽  
Ulman Lindenberger
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Perceptual Speed ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Very Old Age

scholarly journals The importance of successful place integration for perceived health in very old age: a qualitative meta-synthesis

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 589-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Haak ◽  
Agneta Malmgren Fänge ◽  
Susanne Iwarsson ◽  
Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Perceived Health ◽  
Very Old ◽  
Very Old Age
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