Publications by authors named "Madeline Noland"
Impact of PTSD and Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Cognition in Older Adult Veterans.
J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol
September 2023
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are highly prevalent and comorbid among older adult male veterans. Both PTSD and OSA are independently associated with cognitive deficits in older adults, but little research regarding the impact of comorbid PTSD and OSA among older adults exists. The current study aimed to examine the independent and interactive effects of PTSD and OSA on cognitive functioning in older adult veterans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExecutive functioning predicts discrepancies between objective and self-reported physical activity in older adults: a pilot study.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- Physical activity is connected to cognitive function and mental health in older adults, but there's inconsistency in how subjective and objective measures of activity relate to each other.
- A pilot study with 30 older adults found that those who misreported their physical activity tended to have poorer executive functioning skills.
- The findings suggest that older adults with lower executive functioning might struggle to accurately track their physical activity, indicating a need for more research with larger groups to confirm these results.
Background: As researchers incorporate in-home technologies to identify and track changes in older adults' cognitive and daily functioning that could lead to early interventions, the attitudes of older adults across the continuum from normal cognitive aging to mild cognitive impairment (MCI) must be assessed to ensure technology adoption and adherence in each unique group.
Objective: This exploratory pilot study incorporated both quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cognitively intact older adults' attitudes (i.e.