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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how walking in different environments affects the psychophysiological responses to the stress of individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) according to their weather sensitivity. Awareness about the potential influence of weather sensitivity on the psychophysiological reactions to stress in patients with CAD disease may contribute to the planning and implementation of actions leading to improved medical care services and preventative measures that help to avoid the worsening of health and well-being in the future.
Playful interactions have an important role in human sociality. During playful interactions, two individuals continuously co-create an imaginary world together, such as playing roles in an imaginary scene or co-creating synchronized movements together. Playful interactions are characterized by an enhanced sense of flow and joy and have been associated with physical and psychological well-being across the lifespan. This research team and others have shown that playful interactions are particularly beneficial for the older population, which are at higher risk of cognitive decline and social isolation. The overarching aim of this proposal is to conduct an in-depth investigation of the effects of playful interactions, in older population. Specifically the investigators will test the effect of short playful interaction on cognitive measures, as well as social and affective indices, and compare them to a non-playful interaction (such exercise class, or personal conversation).
Many pregnant women face the risk of experiencing depression after giving birth, especially if they've previously dealt with depression. The goal of this study, is to test if our newly developed Prenatal Affective Cognitive Training (PACT) intervention, can decrease the likelihood of post partum depression. In the study, 226 pregnant women, some of whom are considered high risk due to past mental illness or psycho-social risk factors, will participate. The high-risk women will be divided into two groups. One group will undergo the PACT training, which involves computer and virtual reality exercises spanning five weeks, designed to improve mood and emotional regulation. The other group will receive usual care. The main aim is to observe whether the women who undergo PACT intervention are less prone to depression after childbirth compared to those who do not. This study has potential to offer a simple, non-invasive method to bolster mental health in expectant mothers, which could also positively impact their infants.
A study investigating the effects of acute caffeine intake on cognition based on genes associated with caffeine metabolism and physiological effect.
Brief Summary Introduction: Listening can be effortful in situations that require the intensive use of cognitive processing resources especially for individuals with a hearing loss. Hearing-impaired listeners are under a greater degree of cognitive challenge during a hearing task, speech comprehension, memory, response in an auditory message. Listening effort is defined as 'the attention and cognitive resources required to understand speech'. Hearing ability is the strongest predictor of speech understanding accuracy, but cognitive factors, psychological state of the listener and stress also play a significant role. Although there is no gold-standard method for listening effort assessment. a wide range of techniques is used such as: a) self-report methods, b) behavioral measures, or c) physiological measures. Cognitive functioning refers to multiple mental abilities, including receiving visual and auditory message, decision making, processing information and memory skills. During the ageing process there is a decline in cognitive function. The most common tools to measure it are: a) Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test b) Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE), and c) το Mini Cog. Within the older adult population with hearing loss, prevalence estimates that up to 20% report a clinically relevant level of depression symptoms that would necessitate treatment. A cross-sectional association between hearing loss and depression among older adults has been consistently observed. A reduction in activities of daily living observed in older adults with hearing loss, suggesting that disengagement in activities post-hearing loss may contribute to depression. The satisfaction due to amplification for the hearing aid- user is effected by the changes in his everyday routine and also depend on the level of his cognitive function, motivation, psychological status and social environment. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of listening effort, cognitive function, stress and depression on amplification satisfaction for adult hearing aid-users. Methods and materials: This is a prospective study including patients examined in the outpatient department of ENT clinic in General Hospital of Chania. Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria will undergo: a) medical history record, b) ENT examination, c) pure tone audiogram and speech audiometry (with and without the hearing amplification) d) listening effort evaluation (with and without the hearing amplification) Self-report and behavioral methods will be used: Evaluation of subjective performance (Spatial Hearing Questionnaire (SHQ) Evaluation of time response in auditory message Evaluation of speech comprehension with background noise or a competitive speaker e) cognitive function evaluation by using the Greek version of Mini-Mental State Examination, f) evaluation of hearing-aid satisfaction, by using the Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile (GHABP), and International Outcome Inventory - Hearing Aid (IOI-HA), questionnaires and g) evaluation of stress level and depression by using BECK-II and STAI questionnaires. Results: The main outcome will be the assessment of listening effort, cognitive function, psychological status (stress/depression) effect on the level of satisfaction of hearing-aid users. Additional outcomes will be the assessment of the effect of cognitive decline in listening effort and the effect of psychological status on listening effort. Study findings will highlight the potential of changing the approach and management of the hearing aid-users in a way that hearing amplification will lead to satisfaction of their expectations
Investigators propose to test the preliminary efficacy of the refined BAILAMOS™ Latin dance program plus a culturally tailored MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH diet intervention for neurodegenerative delay) program on cognitive function among older Latinos (ages 50+) at risk of cognitive decline. This project will test whether participants randomized to the BAILAMOS™ Latin dance plus MIND diet experience better cognitive outcomes than participants randomized to the BAILAMOS™ Latin dance plus a health education program.
Background. Recently, cognitive function training program has been shown to improve cognitive function in elders. However, the effects of cognitive function training program on elderly living in the community have not been thoroughly evaluated. Objective. The purpose of this study is to construct and evaluate the effects of cognitive function training program on cognitive function for community elderly. Design. This is a randomized controlled study. Study subjects are elderly living in community. Subjects will be randomized into experimental group or active control group. The evaluation of the program will be evaluated at baseline, immediate after, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after the last session. The primary outcome indicators of the training is cognitive function, assessed by MMSE and MoCA. Expected contribution. With rigorous design and long term follow-up, the effectiveness of cognitive function training program in Chinese population in Taiwan can be evaluated. Results of the current study will determine the value of the cognitive function training program and provide valuable information for future utilization of this protocol.
AGUEDA (Active Gains in brain using Exercise During Aging) is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the effects of a 24-week resistance exercise program on brain health in cognitively normal adults between 65-80 years of age.
This project aims to investigate the health effects of making schools greener and more biodiverse. We will mainly focus on cognitive effects, well-being, and BMI. The research hypothesis is that greening schools positively influences the health of children through more exercise and cleaner air.
The aim of the project is to assess brain network dynamics, self-referential information processing and prosociality and learning following the modulation of the serotonin-system by serotonergic-psychoactive compounds.