Medical Gerontology: Recent submissions
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Do Differences in Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters Predict the Risk of Developing Depression in Later Life?
(2019)BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: There is growing interest in the association between gait disturbance and depression in later life. The aim of this study is to clarify the longitudinal relationship between specific gait parameters ... -
Slower speed of blood pressure recovery after standing is associated with accelerated brain aging: Evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2024)Background: Impaired recovery of blood pressure (BP) in response to standing up is a prevalent condition in older individuals. We evaluated the relationship between the early recovery of hemodynamic responses to standing and ... -
What is the Longitudinal Relationship between Gait Abnormalities and Depression in a Cohort of Community-Dwelling Older People? Data From the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2018)Objective: Does baseline gait disturbance predict incident depression in a cohort of community-dwelling older people? Methods: This is a longitudinal study, embedded within the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA), ... -
The association between frontal lobe perfusion and depressive symptoms in later life
(2019)Background: Deficits in frontal lobe perfusion have been demonstrated in late- life depression; however, studies to date have generally involved small numbers, used neuroimaging rather than bedside testing and have not ... -
Does baseline depression increase the risk of unexplained and accidental falls in a cohort of community-dwelling older people? Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).
(2018)Background: Depression independently increases the risk of falls in older people, but the mechanism for this relationship, as well as the specific falls type involved, remains unclear. Accidental falls (AFs) are due to ... -
What is the prevalence of untreated depression and death ideation in older people? Data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging.
(2018)Objective: Late life depression (LLD) confers significant morbidity and mortality but is well recognized that it often goes undetected or untreated. The objective of this study is to quantify the burden of untreated depression ... -
Orthostatic Hypotension and Cerebral Perfusion in Falls and Related Syncopal Disorders
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2025)Falls, syncope and orthostatic dizziness are common reasons for hospital presentations and are highly prevalent among older adults, leading to significant morbidity, loss of independence and increased healthcare utilisation. ... -
Examining the relationships between in-person and remote religious attendance and loneliness, quality of life, stress, and anxiety among older adults during COVID-19 in Ireland
(2024)Background Religious attendance has been shown to have a positive effect on psychological health among the older people (Moon & Kim, 2013). Due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and precautionary health advice, many ... -
Examining the relationship between religious involvementand psychological health, loneliness, and well-being duringthe COVID-19 pandemic among community dwelling older adults living in Ireland
(2024)During the COVID-19 pandemic and first lockdown in Ireland, public health restrictions created a barrier to in person religious participation. The aim of this paper is to understand the effect this had on psychological ... -
HARMONIOUS AGEING: A NARRATIVE REVIEW OF MUSIC THERAPY IN THE BIOMEDICAL LITERATURE
(2025)Purpose: As the global population of older adults rises, the United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030) advocates for disease prevention, management, and enhancing overall wellbeing in older adults. We reviewed ... -
Sarcopenia and Orthostatic Hypotension: Investigating the Underlying Haemodynamics
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2025)The ageing population worldwide is both one of the greatest successes of modern humanity and one of its greatest challenges. These challenges are numerous and include the geriatric syndromes of sarcopenia and orthostatic ... -
Folate and Vitamin B12 in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing cohort: associations with cognitive function
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2024)The aim of this Ph.D. thesis is to examine nutrition, cognitive and autonomic dysfunction in the older population in Ireland. One review and five separate quantitative studies are presented in this thesis, which use data ... -
VINCI-AD: Investigating Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Medical Gerontology, 2025)Abstract Introduction New treatments are urgently needed for individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) - in particular for those with amnestic MCI as they are at highest risk for developing dementia. Transcutaneous ... -
Metabolic Syndrome and Accelerated Biological Ageing
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome consists of the cluster of obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension, and atherogenic dyslipidaemia. This syndrome is a risk factor for all-cause mortality but has not been well characterised ... -
Creative activity in the ageing population
(2021)The following report presents findings on creative activity participation among older adults in Ireland using data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). TILDA is a nationally representative study of ... -
Cardiovascular autonomic function and progression of age-related macular degeneration in The Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing (TILDA)
(2024)Purpose: To examine if changes in hemodynamic measures during an orthostatic challenge were associated with progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) over a 4-year period in The Irish Longitudinal Study on ... -
Core requirements of frailty screening in the emergency department:an international Delphi consensus study
(2023)Introduction: Frailty is associated with adverse outcomes among patients attending emergency departments (EDs). While multiple frailty screens are available, little is known about which variables are important to incorporate ... -
Were Frailty Identification Criteria Created Equal? A Comparative Case Study on Continuous Non-Invasively Collected Neurocardiovascular Signals during an Active Standing Test in the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2024)Background: In this observational study, we compared continuous physiological signals during an active standing test in adults aged 50 years and over, characterised as frail by three different criteria, using data from ... -
Comparative analysis of frailty identification criteria on continuous non-invasive neurocardiovascular signals during an active stand test in The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
(2023)Frailty is a distinctive health state related to acceleration of biological ageing in which multiple body systems disproportionately lose their in-built reserves. Older people living with frailty are at higher risk of ...
