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Preliminary evidence for an increased likelihood of a stable trajectory in mild cognitive impairment in individuals with higher motivational abilities

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2018
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Thoma, M. V., Forstmeier, S., Schmid, R., Kellner, O., Xepapadakos, F., Schreiter Gasser, U., Blessing, A., Ropohl, A., Bieri-Brüning, G., Debeer, D., & Maercker, A. (2018). Preliminary evidence for an increased likelihood of a stable trajectory in mild cognitive impairment in individuals with higher motivational abilities. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), 181. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0865-5

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BACKGROUND: Motivational abilities (MA), that describe skills in relation to goal-oriented behavior, have recently been found to be associated with neuropathological aging. Here we examine the impact of MA on the long-term course of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).

METHODS: We followed-up N = 64 individuals diagnosed with MCI (M = 73 years, 44% female) for 3 years. MA were assessed by long-term informants of the participants using two scales: motivation and decision regulation [Volitional Components Questionnaires, VCQ, (Kuhl and Fuh

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  • Thoma, Myriam V
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  • Forstmeier, Simon
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  • Schmid, Roger
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  • Kellner, Oliver
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  • Xepapadakos, Franziskos
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  • Schreiter Gasser, Ursula
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  • Blessing, Andreas
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  • Ropohl, Axel
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  • Bieri-Brüning, Gabriela
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  • Maercker, Andreas
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18

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2018-08-13

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1471-2318

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Thoma, M. V., Forstmeier, S., Schmid, R., Kellner, O., Xepapadakos, F., Schreiter Gasser, U., Blessing, A., Ropohl, A., Bieri-Brüning, G., Debeer, D., & Maercker, A. (2018). Preliminary evidence for an increased likelihood of a stable trajectory in mild cognitive impairment in individuals with higher motivational abilities. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), 181. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0865-5

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