Psychological characteristics and functional abilities in older adults with subjective cognitive complaints: A potential new target for early intervention
This is one of the first studies to show that greater positive affect is associated with better functional abilities, even after controlling for objective cognitive performance. Positive affect in older adults may represent a modifiable target for intervention.
Authors
- Alyssa Weakley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-9960)
- Danielle Harvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5367-0951)
- Jagnoor Randhawa
- Christine N. Pons
- Michael J. Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8104-0121)
- Maureen Schmitter‐Edgecombe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5304-2146)
- Jaclyn M. Fox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2558-3498)
- Michelle Chan
- Samina Rahman
- Sarah Tomaszewski Farias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8969-3387)
- Yichu Chen
Institutions
- Washington State University (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Psychogeriatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100066
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Aging