Behavioral competence and emotional well-being of older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Markus Wettstein; Ulrich Seidl; Hans Werner Wahl; Noam Shoval; Jeremia Heinik

doi:10.1024/1662-9647/a000107

Behavioral competence and emotional well-being of older adults with mild cognitive impairment

Markus Wettstein, Ulrich Seidl, Hans Werner Wahl, Noam Shoval, Jeremia Heinik

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We examined whether older individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) differed from healthy controls (HC) and persons with dementia (AD) in objective and perceived behavioral competence as well as in emotional well-being. We used a merged sample of 257 older adults aged 59 to 91 years (M = 72.9; SD = 6.4) stemming from Israel and Germany. Objective behavioral competence (assessed based on global positioning system (GPS)-based tracking data and a structured questionnaire) of MCI individuals was mostly similar to the HC group. Regarding perceived behavioral competence and emotional well-being, MCI individuals were more similar to the AD group and below the HC group's mean levels. Findings suggest that a differentiated view of MCI individual's competence and emotional well-being is in place.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	55-65
Number of pages	11
Journal	GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1024/1662-9647/a000107
State	Published - 1 Jan 2014

Keywords

affect
behavioral competence
dementia
depression
emotional well-being
mild cognitive impairment

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