title: The impact of mild cognitive impairment on the self-regulation process: A comparison study of persons with mild cognitive impairment and cognitively healthy older adults.
abstract: This study examined whether mild cognitive impairment affects the associations between personal expectations (i.e. optimism and self-efficacy), illness-related coping, and quality of life. In total, two groups of older adults participated: 127 persons diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment and 225 cognitively healthy older persons (cognitively non-impaired group). Several significant relationships observed in the cognitively non-impaired group did not reach significance among mild cognitive impairment patients, with the opposite trend noted for others (e.g. between palliative coping and physical health). These findings indicate that mild cognitive impairment may lead to problems in the self-regulation process and highlight the significance of the interplay between neurocognitive and psychosocial aspects of self-regulation.
authors: University of Crete, Greece.
authors: Evangelos C
authors: EC
authors: Karademas
authors: University of Crete, Greece.
authors: Panagiotis
authors: P
authors: Simos
authors: University of Crete, Greece.
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Zaganas
authors: University of Crete, Greece.
authors: Sofia
authors: S
authors: Tziraki
authors: University of Crete, Greece.
authors: Simeon
authors: S
authors: Panagiotakis
authors: University of Crete, Greece.
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Basta
authors: University of Crete, Greece.
authors: Alexandros N
authors: AN
authors: Vgontzas
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D057187:Independent Living; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000067656:Optimism; D011788:Quality of Life; D020377:Self Efficacy; D000068356:Self-Control
keywords: coping; mild cognitive impairment; personal expectations; quality of life; self-regulation