Beyond depression: examining the role of anxiety and anxiety sensitivity on subjective cognition and functioning in older adults.
Ross M DiversAnthony D RobinsonLuke MillerAlyssa N De VitoErika PughMatthew R CalamiaPublished in: Aging & mental health (2021)
Our results suggest that constructs related to anxiety and worry have a significant relationship with subjective cognition and function in older adults beyond general symptoms of depression and anxiety. Future work should examine if interventions and education may help to decrease anxiety sensitivity and worry about dementia respectively in older adults, which may in tern protect against future subjective declines.