New Directions in Aging Research: Health and Cognition

NEW DIRECTIONS IN AGING RESEARCH: HEALTH AND COGNITION......Page 3
Contents......Page 9
Contributors......Page 11
Introduction......Page 15
Abstract......Page 21
Categories of Cognitive Aging......Page 22
Stress and Cortisol Exposure......Page 25
Cardiovascular Risks......Page 28
Metabolic Disorders......Page 30
Interventions in Cognitive Aging......Page 32
Conclusion......Page 34
References......Page 36
Abstract......Page 45
Introduction......Page 46
Measures......Page 47
Goal 1: BMI – Psychological Well-Being Link......Page 48
Goal 2: Role of Gender in BMI – Psychological Well-Being Link......Page 49
Discussion......Page 53
References......Page 55
Introduction......Page 59
Dyadic Interventions......Page 61
Dyadic Cognitive Rehabilitative Intervention......Page 63
Conclusion......Page 69
References......Page 72
Abstract......Page 77
Cognitive Training Programs......Page 78
Participants......Page 80
Measures......Page 81
Procedure......Page 82
Results......Page 84
Conclusion......Page 86
Authors’ Notes......Page 89
References......Page 90
Abstract......Page 95
Pain in Geriatric Oncology (Gero-Oncology)......Page 96
Biopsychosocial Model of Medicine......Page 97
Pain Is Multidimensional and Subjective......Page 98
Comprehensive Pain Assessment......Page 99
Respondent Burden......Page 100
Item Response Theory (IRT)......Page 101
Differential Item Functioning (DIF)......Page 102
Item Bank......Page 103
Comprehensive Pain Item Bank......Page 104
Treatment of DIF Items......Page 105
Conclusion......Page 106
References......Page 107
Abstract......Page 111
Introduction......Page 112
Reading, Vision and Cognitive Abilities......Page 114
Effortful and Automatic Processing......Page 116
Spoken Language Comprehension......Page 117
Decision-Making......Page 118
Emotion, Aging and Health Literacy......Page 121
Recommendations for Future Research......Page 123
Health Care Providers......Page 125
References......Page 126
Abstract......Page 139
Relevant Theories of Cognitive Aging andDecision Making......Page 140
Information Processing, Decision Making, and Aging......Page 141
Research on Decision Making and Aging......Page 142
Study 1: Limiting Time to Decision......Page 143
Participants......Page 144
Procedure......Page 145
Measurement......Page 146
Decision-Making Performance......Page 148
Discussion......Page 150
Study 2......Page 151
Participants......Page 152
Procedure......Page 153
Decision-Making Performance Measures......Page 154
Decision Outcomes......Page 155
Memory......Page 156
Discussion......Page 157
Conclusion......Page 158
Limitations and Future Directions......Page 160
References......Page 161
Abstract......Page 165
Introduction......Page 166
Intertemporal Choice......Page 169
Discount Rates for Health and Money......Page 170
Representation of Future Events......Page 172
Age and Life Events......Page 173
Emotion......Page 175
Future Directions for Research......Page 178
Conclusion......Page 179
References......Page 180
Introduction......Page 187
Content, Structure and Process......Page 189
Present Study......Page 191
Participants......Page 192
Materials......Page 193
Content Analysis of Ratings......Page 194
Structure of the Goal Dimensions......Page 195
Process Aspects of the Retirement Goals......Page 196
Age Differences in Retirement Goals......Page 199
Discussion......Page 202
Conclusion......Page 203
References......Page 204
Index......Page 207