NEW DIRECTIONS IN AGINGRESEARCH: HEALTH AND COGNITION -- Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Health Factors and Cognitive Aging -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Categories of Cognitive Aging -- General Health and Brain Health -- Stress and Cortisol Exposure -- Cardiovascular Risks -- Metabolic Disorders -- Interventions in Cognitive Aging -- Conclusion -- References -- Adult BMI and Dimensionsof Psychological Well-Being:The Role of Gender -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- Sample -- Measures -- Results -- Goal 1: BMI - Psychological Well-Being Link -- Goal 2: Role of Gender in BMI - Psychological Well-Being Link -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Dyadic Interventions for Personswith Early-Stage Dementia:A Cognitive Rehabilitative Focus -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Cognitive-centered and Patient-centeredInterventions -- Dyadic Interventions -- Dyadic Cognitive Rehabilitative Intervention -- Conclusion -- References -- Living Well with MCI: BehavioralInterventions for Older Adultswith Mild Cognitive Impairment -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Cognitive Training Programs -- Method -- Participants -- Measures -- Procedure -- Results -- Conclusion -- Authors' Notes -- References -- Multidimensional Pain Assessmentin Geriatric Oncology:An Innovative Approach -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Pain in Geriatric Oncology (Gero-Oncology) -- An Innovative Approach to Rapid and ReliablePain Assessment -- Frameworks of Multidimensional Pain -- Biopsychosocial Model of Medicine -- Palliative Care Model of Medicine -- Pain Assessment -- Pain Is Multidimensional and Subjective -- Comprehensive Pain Assessment -- Challenges in Pain Assessment in Geriatrics -- Lack of Adequate Computerized Delivery Platforms -- Respondent Burden -- Lack of Consolidated, Comprehensive Clinically Relevant Pain Items -- Innovative Methodologies and Technologies.

Item Response Theory (IRT) -- Scale Construction -- Differential Item Functioning (DIF) -- Instrument Linking and Equating -- Item Bank -- Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) -- Multidimensional Adaptive Pain Assessmentin Gero-Oncology -- Comprehensive Pain Item Bank -- Unidimensionality -- Item and Scale Information -- Detecting Differential Item Functioning (DIF) -- Treatment of DIF Items -- Development of the Gero-Oncology Pain CAT -- Conclusion -- References -- Health Literacy and Older Adults:Understanding Cognitiveand Emotional Barriers -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Reading, Vision and Cognitive Abilities -- Effortful and Automatic Processing -- Spoken Language Comprehension -- Decision-Making -- Emotion, Aging and Health Literacy -- Conclusion -- Recommendations for Future Research -- Health Care Providers -- Research Agenda -- References -- Age Differences in Response to TimePressures on Information ProcessingDuring Decision Making -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Relevant Theories of Cognitive Aging andDecision Making -- Information Processing, Decision Making, and Aging -- Research on Decision Making and Aging -- Study 1: Limiting Time to Decision -- Methods -- Design Overview -- Participants -- Procedure -- Measurement -- Results -- Decision-Making Performance -- Discussion -- Study 2 -- Method -- Design -- Participants -- Procedure -- Dependent Measures -- Results -- Decision-Making Performance Measures -- Decision Outcomes -- Memory -- Measures of Cognitive Functioning -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Limitations and Future Directions -- References -- Future Time Perspective:Health, Income, and Age -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Future Time Perspective -- Intertemporal Choice -- Time Discounting -- Discount Rates for Health and Money -- Representation of Future Events -- Age and Life Events -- Emotion -- Future Directions for Research.

Applications -- Conclusion -- References -- Goals for Retirement:Content, Structure and Process -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Content, Structure and Process -- Present Study -- Method -- Participants -- Procedure -- Materials -- Results -- Content Analysis of Ratings -- Structure of the Goal Dimensions -- Process Aspects of the Retirement Goals -- Age Differences in Retirement Goals -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.