The role of negative affect, depression, and perceived disease susceptibility in self‐reported dementia worry
We found that in a community sample of adults aged 60 and above, higher levels of dementia worry were associated with higher perceived disease susceptibility and poorer emotional status indexed by negative affect and, more importantly, depression.
Authors
- Jacklyn Gehling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4793-177X)
- Ravneet K. Dhaliwal
- Claudia Jacova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8227-8564)
- Frank Robertson
Institutions
- Pacific University Oregon (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.090612
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00