2024
Association between experiencing low healthcare quality and developing dementia
Aravena J, Chen X, Levy B. Association between experiencing low healthcare quality and developing dementia. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 2126-2132. PMID: 38415796, PMCID: PMC11226361, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with increased dementia riskHealthcare qualityDementia riskHealthcare discriminationAssociated with greater dementia riskHazard ratioHealth and Retirement StudyDeterminants of dementiaCases of dementiaDementia prevalenceReducing dementiaPhysician diagnosisRetirement StudyHealthcare servicesOlder personsOlder adultsSocioeconomic factorsDementiaHealthcareImplement structural changesCognitive scoresCox regressionParticipantsHealthIndividual-level behavior
2023
Beneficial Effect of Societal Factors on APOE-ε2 and ε4 Carriers’ Brain Health: A Systematic Review
Aravena J, Lee J, Schwartz A, Nyhan K, Wang S, Levy B. Beneficial Effect of Societal Factors on APOE-ε2 and ε4 Carriers’ Brain Health: A Systematic Review. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2023, 79: glad237. PMID: 37792627, PMCID: PMC10803122, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain healthSocietal factorsAPOE ε4Cognitive outcomesApolipoprotein E ε4APOE ε4 carriersAPOE ε2Beneficial effectsΕ4 carriersSystematic reviewAPOE ε4 allele carriersHigh schoolAPOE ε2 carriersDetrimental effectsBasic needsHealthy People 2030Beneficial impactExternal stimuliHarmful impactSDH categoriesInclusion criteriaAllele carriersAlzheimer's diseaseCommunity-level policySocial determinantsHealthy lifestyle and cognitive aging: What is the gap behind prescribing healthier lifestyle?
Aravena JM. Healthy lifestyle and cognitive aging: What is the gap behind prescribing healthier lifestyle? Alzheimers Dement 2023 PMID: 37079777, DOI: 10.1002/alz.13107.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2021
Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in Latin-America: A Scoping Review
Aravena JM, Gajardo J, Saguez R, Hinton L, Gitlin LN. Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Family Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in Latin-America: A Scoping Review. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2021, 30: 859-877. PMID: 34848116, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2021.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComparison trialNon-pharmacologic interventionsPre-post trialResults of RCTsCaregivers of peopleHalf of interventionsQuality of lifeLATAM countriesCognitive behavioral copingNonpharmacological intervention studiesNonpharmacologic interventionsPostintervention analysisCaregiver depressionCaregiver outcomesClinical trialsFamily burdenOutcome characteristicsDisease educationYears of educationFamily caregiversMulticomponent interventionDementia prevalenceIntervention studiesPsychosocial supportVulnerable caregivers
2020
Factors related to depressive symptoms and self-reported diagnosis of depression in community-dwelling older Chileans: a national cross-sectional analysis.
Aravena JM, Saguez R, Lera L, Moya MO, Albala C. Factors related to depressive symptoms and self-reported diagnosis of depression in community-dwelling older Chileans: a national cross-sectional analysis. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2020 PMID: 32150304, DOI: 10.1002/gps.5293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Kintun program for families with dementia: From novel experiment to national policy (innovative practice).
Gajardo J, Aravena JM, Budinich M, Larraín A, Fuentes P, Gitlin LN. The Kintun program for families with dementia: From novel experiment to national policy (innovative practice). Dementia (London, England) 2020, 19: 488-495. PMID: 28776418, DOI: 10.1177/1471301217721863.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Demencias: Una Mirada Biopsicosocial ['Dementias: A Biopsichosocial View']
Budinich M, Aravena JM, Gajardo J, Fuentes P. Demencias: Una Mirada Biopsicosocial. 2019. Santiago.Books
2018
[Domiciliary intervention by occupational therapy after hospital discharge in order to prevent re-admission in the elderly: Study protocol for a randomised clinical trial].
Fasce Pineda G, Aravena Castro JM, Araya Orellana C, Bustamante Muñoz R, Gonzalez Andrade F, Briceño Ribot C, Quiroz Opazo T, Araya Orellana E, Navarrete Hernandez G. [Domiciliary intervention by occupational therapy after hospital discharge in order to prevent re-admission in the elderly: Study protocol for a randomised clinical trial]. Revista Espanola De Geriatria Y Gerontologia 2018, 53: 337-343. PMID: 30430997, DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2018.04.448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasuring change in perceived well-being of family caregivers: validation of the Spanish version of the Perceived Change Index (PCI-S) in Chilean dementia caregivers.
Aravena JM, Albala C, Gitlin LN. Measuring change in perceived well-being of family caregivers: validation of the Spanish version of the Perceived Change Index (PCI-S) in Chilean dementia caregivers. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2018, 33: e120-e130. PMID: 28509367, PMCID: PMC5800416, DOI: 10.1002/gps.4734.Peer-Reviewed Original Research[Mental health in older men in Chile: a reality to be prioritizedSaúde mental de homens idosos no Chile: uma realidade a ser priorizada].
Aravena JM, Gajardo J, Saguez R. [Mental health in older men in Chile: a reality to be prioritizedSaúde mental de homens idosos no Chile: uma realidade a ser priorizada]. Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública = Pan American Journal Of Public Health 2018, 42: e121. PMID: 31093149, PMCID: PMC6386119, DOI: 10.26633/RPSP.2018.121.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Depression in Older Adults.
Gitlin LN, Aravena JM. Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Depression in Older Adults. JAMA 2017, 318: 1283-1284. PMID: 28973243, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2017.12020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research