State Anxiety Is Related to Cortisol Response During Cognitive Testing for Older Adults
Cognitive testing situations can be stressful for both younger and older adults, but threats of cognitive evaluation may be particularly salient among anxious older individuals as they tend to be more concerned than younger adults about their cognitive abilities and age-related cognitive decline. We...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-04-01
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Series: | Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420914776 |