Publications by authors named "M E Rusconi"
Objective: The Clock Drawing Test (CDT) is a widely used test for cognitive screening as its execution taps into a large number of cognitive functions. Because of the involvement of visuospatial abilities, the CDT is also commonly used to assess hemispatial neglect. In the present study, we introduce a new quantitative scoring method for the CDT that aims to measure the use of space for each half of the clock face and asymmetries of space use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) reflect a huge and diversified condition that influences patient quality of life (QoL) both in the physical and mental aspects, especially in older adults who often present comorbidities and may be affected by cognitive decline. The concept of cognitive reserve (CR), which is built through life course experiences, has widely been considered a protective factor against cognitive decline, while the results of QoL in the field of CVDs are still controversial. In particular, there is a lack of evidence that explicitly explores the effects of CR on the QoL in CVD cases since studies have considered only single CR proxies (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeuroimaging studies using autobiographical recall methods investigated the neural correlates of happy autobiographical memories (AMs). The scope of the present activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis was to quantitatively analyze neuroimaging studies of happy AMs conducted with autobiographical recall paradigms. A total of 17 studies (12 fMRI; 5 PET) on healthy individuals were included in this meta-analysis.
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- Previous research indicates that health-related quality of life (Hr-QoL) and subjective well-being (SWB) play important roles in the severity and progression of chronic diseases, but studies specifically on hypertensive patients are limited.
- This study involved 185 hypertensive patients and examined the relationships between psychological factors (like personality types, locus of control, self-esteem, and anxiety) and their Hr-QoL and SWB over time.
- Key findings revealed that higher self-esteem and an internal locus of control led to improved Hr-QoL and SWB over a year, while Type A behaviors and anxiety levels at the start could predict increases in these outcomes.
The maintenance of psychological well-being (PWB) in the older adult population is a pivotal goal for our rapidly aging society. PWB is a multicomponent construct that can be influenced by several factors in the lifespan. The beneficial role of divergent thinking (DT) and cognitive reserve (CR) in sustaining older subjects' PWB has been scarcely investigated so far.
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