Whitty, Emma;
(2020)
Exploring the impact of Cognitive Health Enhancing Behaviours, Subjective Cognitive Complaints, Fear of Dementia and Generalised Anxiety on Cognitive Function.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
There has been much interest recently in health behaviours that might reduce the risk of neurodegenerative illnesses that cause dementia. Examples of behaviours that potentially enhance (neuro)cognitive health include exercising, maintaining social connections, cognitive activity, and diet. This thesis explores how anxiety mediates the relationship between cognitive health enhancing behaviours and cognitive functioning in healthy adults. Part I is a systematic literature review examining the impact of psychosocial, cognitive training, and multidomain interventions on cognitive functioning. In total, 31 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were included in this review. Part II presents a secondary analysis of data collected from a charity called Food for the Brain (FFB). Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyse whether different types of anxiety mediate the relationship between cognitive health enhancing behaviours and cognitive functioning. Exploratory analysis of longitudinal data collected at six, 12 and 24 months after baseline, investigated predictors of change in cognitive health enhancing behaviours over time. Part III is a critical appraisal that reflects on my experience of co-production and completing the systematic review for the APPLE-Tree project, methodological problems with the measures in the empirical study and the role that clinical psychology has in public health.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | Exploring the impact of Cognitive Health Enhancing Behaviours, Subjective Cognitive Complaints, Fear of Dementia and Generalised Anxiety on Cognitive Function |
| Event: | University College London |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2020. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10110828 |
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