Search Results - "Spira, A.P."

Emotional avoidance: an experimental test of individual differences and response suppression using biological challenge by Feldner, M.T, Zvolensky, M.J, Eifert, G.H, Spira, A.P

“…The present study examined the affective consequences of response inhibition during a state of anxiety-related physical stress. Forty-eight non-clinical…”
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Quality of Life and Mental Health in Older Adults with Obesity and Frailty: Associations with a Weight Loss Intervention by Payne, M. E., Porter Starr, K. N., Orenduff, M., Mulder, H. S., McDonald, S. R., Spira, A. P., Pieper, C. F., Bales, C. W.

“…Objective To examine the bi-directional associations of a weight loss intervention with quality of life and mental health in obese older adults with functional…”
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ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND INSOMNIA IN OLDER ADULTS: DATA FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND AGING TRENDS STUDY by Anderson, L., Parisi, J.M., Spira, A.P.

“…Older adults are at increased risk for insomnia symptoms as they age and are at increased risk for poorer health. They may also be at increased risk for…”
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SLEEP IN OLDER CAREGIVERS AND NON-CAREGIVERS: THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND AGING TRENDS STUDY by Tzuang, M., Holingue, C., Spira, A.P.

“…Studies of older caregivers of persons with dementia, Parkinson’s disease or cancer in clinical samples indicate that caregivers have poorer subjective and…”
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QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH IN OLDER ADULTS WITH OBESITY AND FRAILTY: ASSOCIATIONS WITH A WEIGHT LOSS INTERVENTION by PAYNE, M.E., STARR, K.N. PORTER, ORENDUFF, M., MULDER, H. S., MCDONALD, S.R., SPIRA, A.P., PIEPER, C.F., BALES, C.W.

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ACTIVE MEMORY WORKSTM: WEB-BASED MEMORY TRAINING FOR OLDER ADULTS by Rebok, G.W., Parisi, J.M., Tzuang, M., Spira, A.P.

“…Mounting evidence suggests that cognitive training interventions can improve cognitive performance in older adults. This randomized pilot trial tested a new…”
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Daytime Sleepiness Is Associated with Lower Cognitive Scores: The Look AHEAD Study by Hayden, K M, Anderson, A, Spira, A P, St-Onge, M-P, Ding, J, Culkin, M, Molina-Henry, D, Sanderlin, A H, Reboussin, D, Bahnson, J, Espeland, M A

“…Daytime sleepiness is common in older adults and may result from poor nighttime sleep due to sleep disordered breathing, fragmented sleep, or other sleep…”
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Association of sleep characteristics with suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among adults aged 50 and older with depressive symptoms in low- and middle-income countries by Owusu, J.T., Doty, S.B., Adjaye-Gbewonyo, D., Bass, J.K., Wilcox, H.C., Gallo, J.J., Spira, A.P.

“…Investigate the association of sleep characteristics with suicidal ideation and suicide attempt among middle-aged and older adults with depressive symptoms in…”
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NAPPING FREQUENCY, PLANNED VS. UNINTENTIONAL NAPS, AND DAYTIME FUNCTIONING IN OLDER ADULTS by Owusu, J.T., Ramsey, C., Tzuang, M., Kaufmann, C., Parisi, J.M., Kasper, J.D., Spira, A.P.

“…It is unclear whether napping is positively or negatively associated with activity participation among older adults, and less is known about whether planned…”
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LINKS OF 24-HOUR REST AND ACTIVITY RHYTHMS TO DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND COGNITION IN THE MEMORY IMPAIRED by Spira, A.P., Zipunnikov, V., Urbanek, J., Wu, M.N., Rosenberg, P., Friedman, L.F., Yesavage, J.A., Zeitzer, J.M.

“…Altered rest/activity rhythms are common in individuals with memory disorders, and are often conceptualized as a neuropsychiatric symptom. However, altered…”
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ASSOCIATION OF CIRCADIAN REST AND ACTIVITY RHYTHMS WITH BRAIN VOLUMES IN COGNITIVELY NORMAL OLDER ADULTS by Spira, A.P., Zipunnikov, V., Wu, M.N., Dey, D., Simonsick, E.M., Ferrucci, L., Davatzikos, C., Resnick, S.

“…Disturbed circadian rest/activity rhythms have been linked to cognitive decline, but little is known about their association with neuroimaging-derived brain…”
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FRAGMENTATION OF DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: PREDICTION OF MORTALITY IN NHANES 2003–2006 by Di, J., Leroux, A., Urbanek, J., Spira, A.P., Schrack, J., Zipunnikov, V.

“…We review existing methods for quantifying fragmentation of accelerometry-measured physical activity and develop a unifying statistical framework that connects…”
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