Author(s): Potvin-Jutras Z; Tremblay PL; Mohammadi H; Villeneuve S; Spreng RN; Gauthier CJ;

The apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is linked to poorer cerebrovascular health. Cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), an indicator of vascular reserve, and cerebral pulsatility (CP), a marker of vascular stiffness, are sensitive biomarkers of early vascular dysfunction associated with ...

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Author(s): Chebib N; Rotzinger S; Maccarone-Ruetsche N; Sioufi R; Mojon P; Müller F;

Background: This RCT aimed to test the impact of an educational intervention, supported by a Personalized Oral Health Instruction Form (POIF), on oral health indices in institutionalized older adults. Methods: Older adults aged 65 years and above living in a long-term care facility were recruited. Baseline oral health indices were recorded for all partic ...

Article GUID: 41214684

Author(s): Vézina-Im LA; Morin CM; Chen S; Ivers H; Carney CE; Chaput JP; Dang-Vu TT; Davidson JR; Robillard R;

Objectives: To evaluate whether bedtime screen use is associated with sleep health and if this association varies by biological sex, age, and income among adults in Canada. Methods: Data were collected through a national stratified random population-based phone interview on sleep health among ad ...

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Author(s): Cruz-Santiago D; Meng X; Canac-Marquis M; Sengupta A; Brassard JP; Pavey E; Girouard H; Vinh DC; Gouin JP;

Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to persistent post-acute neuropsychiatric symptoms. Older adults with multimorbidity may be at increased risk of post-acute symptoms after COVID-19. The goals of the present study were to assess the associations of SARS-CoV-2 infection with neuropsychiatr ...

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Author(s): Corran C; Norman P; O' Connor RM;

Studies have shown that those high in anxiety were at increased risk for alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tension reduction theory points to anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a potential risk factor. Drinking to cope may further increase this risk. During the pandemic, those high in AS may have experienced increased stress and drank to cope, which may ...

Article GUID: 39761074

Author(s): Mohanathas N; Montanari L; Gabriel GA; Downey R; Li KZH; Campos JL;

Age-related hearing loss is a risk factor for mobility problems and falls, possibly due to poor access to spatial sounds or the higher allocation of attention required to listen, thereby reducing cognitive resources to support mobility. Introducing stabilizing spatial sounds or reducing cognitive load through hearing aids could possibly improve balance pe ...

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Author(s): Morin CM; Vézina-Im LA; Chen SJ; Ivers H; Carney CE; Chaput JP; Dang-Vu TT; Davidson JR; Belleville G; Lorrain D; Horn O; Robillard R;

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of insomnia and the use of sleep aids among Canadian adults. Methods: Data were derived from a phone interview conducted (April to October 2023) with a stratified, population-based sample of 4037 adults (57.6 % females; mean age 50.6 ± 18.4; range 18-102 ye ...

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Author(s): de Medeiros K; Ermoshkina P;

Narrative gerontology considers how people age biographically as well as socially and biologically. Vulnerability as a process category and state of being remains undertheorized in the context of narratives of later life. It is argued that the narrative space for stories from old age privilege backward-looking stories that focus on positive milestones and ...

Article GUID: 38761242

Author(s): Bouchaud CC; Chriqui JR; Slim M; Gouin JP; Plourde H; Cohen TR;

Background: Self-monitoring is an important behavioral change technique to help users initiate and maintain dietary changes. Diet self-monitoring tools often involve the itemization of foods and recording of serving sizes. However, this traditional method of tracking does not conform to food guides using plate-based approach to nutrition education, such a ...

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Author(s): Fortune D; Weisgarber B;

Belonging is a pervasive human need that is vital to our well-being as we age. Ageist attitudes, stereotyping, and life transitions tend to jeopardise older adults' experiences of belonging. Although community involvement can lead to the development of social relationships that support belonging in older adulthood, little is known about how belonging ...

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Author(s): Lara E; Matovic S; Vasiliadis HM; Grenier S; Berbiche D; de la Torre-Luque A; Gouin JP;

The COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique opportunity to examine the contributions of social interaction and other non-social factors to loneliness among older adults in the context of confinement measures constraining opportunities for in-person social interactions. This study aims to identify groups of individuals with heterogeneous trajectories of loneli ...

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