Healthy fitness zone prevalence and age-specific fitness profile of young people in seven European countries in 2022: The EUFITMOS project.

Background: Physical fitness is a health marker in youth and is associated with current and future health.

Objective: Present the healthy fitness zone (HFZ) prevalence and age-specific fitness profile of young people from seven European countries.

Methods: This study used data from the European Fitness Monitoring System project.

Exploring anxiety awareness during academic science examinations.

There is a developing interdisciplinary research field which has been trying to integrate results and expertise from various scientific areas, such as affective computing, pedagogical methodology and psychological appraisal theories, into learning environments. Moreover, anxiety recognition and regulation has attracted the interest of researchers as an important factor in the implementation of advanced learning environments. The present article explores the test anxiety and stress awareness of university students who are attending a science course during examinations.

Comparison of on Site versus Online Psycho Education Groups and Reducing Caregiver Burden.

Objectives: The purpose of this project was to comparatively assess the benefit from the effects of the online versus onsite psychoeducative interventions on caregivers' emotional burden, including their sense of burden, anxiety, and depression.

Methods: Seventy-one caregivers of Patients with Dementia (PwD) were divided in two groups, the online versus the onsite, and participated in the 4-month psychoeducational group intervention. Psychosocial assessment was performed using Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory and Zarit Burden Interview before and after the intervention.

Assessing the Attitudes of Greek Nurses Toward Computerized Dementia Screening.

Background: Despite the abundance of research on computerized dementia screening tests, the attitudes of hospital personnel toward this screening method have not been investigated.

Objective: 1) To conduct a confirmatory factor analysis of the first part of a two-part questionnaire about computerized dementia screening. 2) To assess the attitudes of Greek nurses toward computerized dementia screening.

Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment in an At-Risk Group of Older Adults: Can a Novel Self-Administered Serious Game-Based Screening Test Improve Diagnostic Accuracy?

Background: Literature supports the use of serious games and virtual environments to assess cognitive functions and detect cognitive decline. This promising assessment method, however, has not yet been translated into self-administered screening instruments for pre-clinical dementia.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the performance of a novel self-administered serious game-based test, namely the Virtual Supermarket Test (VST), in detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in a sample of older adults with subjective memory complaints (SMC), in comparison with two well-established screening instruments, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).

Views of nursing staff on computerized dementia screening : A validation and pilot study in a general hospital.

Background: Cognitive disorders such as dementia are common among older adults admitted to general hospitals. They can complicate treatment leading to longer hospitalization and worse outcomes. They often remain underdiagnosed as the busy routine of the hospital does not enable efficient screening and available screening instruments are not suitable for the hospital environment.

A Comparative Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial With Language Training in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Background: Although cognitive training is effective for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), it is not clear which format is more effective.

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of the same language programs when carried out via computer, paper/pencil and orally in people with MCI.

Methods: Seventy-one participants with MCI were randomly classified in 3 experimental and 2 control groups.