Browsing by Author "KENNY, ROSE"
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AF is associated with self-reported syncope and falls in a general population cohort.
(2015)Background: syncope is an important, but underestimated clinical problem in older persons. It is often overlooked in clinical practice or mistaken for falls. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, ... -
Age and sex differences in prevalence and clinical correlates of depression: first results from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing.
(2013)OBJECTIVE: The risk of depression is increased by physical illness; however, the nature of this relationship is complex and unclear. Here, we explore the prevalence and clinical correlates of depression, with particular ... -
Antidepressants are Independently Associated with Gait Deficits in Single and Dual Task Conditions
(2015)Objectives This study examined the relationships between late-onset depressive symptoms, antidepressants, and single and dual task gait in older adults. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting The Irish Longitudinal ... -
Antidepressants strongly influence the relationship between depression and heart rate variability: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2015)Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is known to be reduced in depression; however, is unclear whether this is a consequence of the disorder or due to antidepressant medication. Methods: We analysed data on 4750 ... -
Change in perceived stress and 2-year change in cognitive function among older adults: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing
(Wiley, 2018)Prolonged or severe stress can adversely affect older adults' cognitive function, but population‐based studies investigating this relationship over time are rare. Previous studies have largely focused on stress either ... -
Cognitive function in the prefrailty and frailty syndrome
(2014)OBJECTIVES: To explore the relationship between cognitive function and frailty. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study using data from Wave 1 of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, a population representative study of ... -
Cognitive Function Is Preserved in Older Adults With a Reported History of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
(2013)Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with mood and cognitive deficits in children and young adults. Evidence suggests that the effects of early-life adversity persist throughout adulthood; however, the impact of CSA ... -
Does that look heavy to you? Perceived weight judgment in lifting actions in younger and older adults
(2013)When interpreting other people's movements or actions, observers may not only rely on the visual cues available in the observed movement, but they may also be able to "put themselves in the other person's shoes" by engaging ... -
The effect of multiple chronic conditions on self-rated health, disability and quality of life among the older populations of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: a comparison of two nationally representative cross-sectional surveys.
(2013)OBJECTIVES: Multimorbidity is common in the older population, but the impact of combinations of chronic conditions on disability and quality of life (QoL) is not well known. This analysis explores the effect of specific ... -
Effects of fear of falling and activity restriction on normal and dual task walking in community dwelling older adults
(2013)Fear of falling (FOF) is associated with poor physical and psychosocial health and can have debilitating consequences especially when it leads to activity restriction. This study examined whether normal and dual task gait ... -
Epidemiology of Syncope/Collapse in Younger and Older Western Patient Populations.
(2013)Syncope is a common problem which can be remarkably debilitating and associated with high health care costs; its true incidence is difficult to estimate due to variation in definition, differences in population prevalence ... -
Food supplement use in the community dwelling population aged 50 and over in the Republic of Ireland.
(2013)Summary Objective Use of food supplements in the developed world is increasing in all age groups. With older age, the prevalence of multimorbidity and pharmacotherapy increases. Aim was to explore the prevalence of food ... -
The frailty index in Europeans: assocation with age and mortality.
(2012)BACKGROUND: the frailty index (FI) is an approach to the operationalisation of frailty based on accumulation of deficits. It has been less studied in Europeans. OBJECTIVE: to construct sex-specific FIs from a large ... -
A frailty instrument for primary care: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).
(2010)Background: A frailty paradigm would be useful in primary care to identify older people at risk, but appropriate metrics at that level are lacking. We created and validated a simple instrument for frailty screening in ...
