Dr Serena Sabatini
About
Dr Sabatini has a PhD in Psychology (University of Exeter) on the topic of Awareness of age-related change and its associations with cognitive, mental, and physical health and well-being in later life. After obtaining her PhD, she worked as Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Exeter for the Improving the Experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life program which explores how psychosocial and medical factors relate to the experiences of people with dementia and their carers. She then worked as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Università della Svizzera Italiana (Switzerland), with focus on the Corona Immunitas project which studies the spread of COVID-19 infection and its impact on the physical, mental, and cognitive health of the Swiss population. She then moved for one year at the University of Nottingham as Economic and Social Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow where she investigated the bidirectional relationships between self-perceptions of ageing and health-related behaviours and health. She is currently a Lecturer in Psychology and conducting research on self-perceptions of ageing, dementia, and caregiving.
Publications
37. Pacifico, D., Sabatini, S., Albanese, E., Fiordelli, M. Associations of multilingualism and language proficiency with cognitive functioning, epidemiological evidence from the SwissDEM study in community dwelling older adults and long-term care residents. Accepted in BMC Geriatrics.
36. Kaspar, R., Schilling, O. K., Sabatini, S., Rupprecht, F., Gerstorf, D., Diehl, M., Wahl, H-W. Awareness of age-related change as measure of perceived developmental gains and losses across the lifespan: Findings from the 2018 SOEP Innovation Sample. Accepted in Psychology and Aging.
35. Sabatini, S., Wahl, H.-W. Diehl, M., Clare, L., Ballard, C., Brooker, H., Corbett, A., Hampshire A., Stephan, B. Testing bidirectionality in associations of awareness of age-related gains and losses with physical, mental, and cognitive functioning across one year: The role of age. Accepted in Psychology and Aging.
34. Sabatini, S., Turner, S., Brooker, H., Ballard, C., Corbett, A., Hampshire, A. 2023. Physical and mental health conditions account for variability in awareness of age-related changes. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14:1152177.
33. Sabatini, S., Rupprecht, F. S., Diehl, M., Wahl, H-W., Kaspar, R., Schilling, O., Gerstorf, D. Levels of awareness of age-related gains and losses throughout adulthood and their developmental correlates. Accepted in Psychology and Aging.
32. Clare, L., Pentecost, C., Collins, R., Martyr, A., Litherland, R., Morris, R. G., Quinn, C., Gamble, L. D., Sabatini, S.,& Victor, C. (in press). Evaluating ‘living well’ with mild-to-moderate dementia: co-production and validation of the IDEAL My Life Questionnaire. Dementia.
31. Sabatini, S., Kaufmann, M., Fadda, M., Tancredi, S., Noor, N., van der Linden, B. W. A., Cullati, S., Frank, I., Michel, G., Harju, E., Luedi, C., Frei, A., Ballouz, T., Menges, D., Fehr, J., Kohler, P., Kahlert, C. R., Scheu, V., Ortega, N., Chocano-Bedoya, P., Rodondi, N., Stringhini, S., Baysson, H., Lorthe, E., Zufferey, M. C., Suggs, L. S., Albanese, E., Vincentini, J., Bochud, M., D’Acremont, V., Gonseth Nusslé, S., Imboden, M., Keidel, D., Witzig, M., Probst-Hensch, N., von Wyl, V.Factors associated with COVID-19 non-vaccination in Switzerland: A nationwide study. 2023. International Journal of Public Health.
30. Sabatini, S., Wilton-Harding, B., Ballard, C., Brooker, H., Corbett, A., Hampshire, A., Windsor, T. (2023) Bidirectional associations of awareness of age-related change and attitudes towards own aging with use of social media. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences.
29. Sabatini, S., Pacifico, D., Frei, A., Graf, G., Puhan, M. A., Albanese, E. (2023). Association between serologically confirmed COVID-19 infection and cognitive functioning in community dwelling older adults. Frontiers in Neurology, 14.
28. Amati, R., Piumatti, G., Franscella, G., Buttaroni, P., Camerini, A-L., Corna, L., Levati, S., Fadda, M., Fiordelli, M., Annoni, A-M., Bezani, K., Amendola, A., Fragoso Corti, C., Sabatini, S., Kaufmann, M., Frei, A., Puhan, M. A., Crivelli, L., Albanese, E. (2023) Trajectories of seroprevalence and neutralizing activity of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in southern Switzerland between July 2020 and July 2021: An ongoing, prospective population-based cohort study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
27. Sabatini, S., Dritschel, B., Rupprecht, F. S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Brooker, H., Corbett, A., Clare, L. (2023). Rumination moderates the longitudinal associations of awareness of age-related change with depressive and anxiety symptoms. Aging & Mental Health.
26. Sabatini, S., Wahl, H-W., Kaspar, R., and Huntley, J. (2023). International evidence on predictors and outcomes of Awareness of Age-Related Change. Frontiers in Aging Psychiatry.
25. Stapley, S., Pentecost, C., Collins, R., Quinn, C., Dawson, E., Morris, R., Sabatini, S., Thom, J., Clare, L. (2022) Living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights into identity from the IDEAL cohort. Ageing and Society.
24. Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, L. D., Jones, I. R., Collins, R., Matthews, F. E., Knapp, M., Thom, J. M., Henderson, C., Victor, C., Pentecost, C., & Clare, L. (2023). Are profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital related to living well with dementia? Longitudinal findings from the IDEAL programme. Social science & medicine, 317, 115603.
23. Pacifico, D., Sabatini, S., Fiordelli, M., & Albanese, E. (2022). The role of disability and depressive symptoms in the relation between objective cognitive performance and subjective cognitive decline. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.
22. Pacifico, D., Fiordelli, M., Fadda, M., Sabatini, S., Piumatti, G., Carlevaro, F., Magno, F., Franscella, G., & Albanese, E. (2022, Nov 25). Dementia is (not) a natural part of ageing: A cross-sectional study on dementia knowledge and misconceptions in Swiss and Italian young adults, adults, and older adults. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2176.
21. Testad, I., Ushakova, A., Aakre, J. A., Sabatini, S., & Gjestsen, M. T. (2022). Awareness of age-related changes in Norwegian individuals 50+. Short form questionnaire validation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.
20. Rupprecht, F. S., Sabatini, S., Diehl, M., Gerstorf, D., Kaspar, R., Schilling, O. K., & Wahl, H.-W. (2022). Awareness of age-related change in the context of major life events. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.
19. Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, L., Collins, R., Morris, R. G., Rusted, J. M., Pentecost, C., Quinn, C., Clare, L. (2022). Predictors of informant-rated involvement of people with dementia in everyday decision-making: Longitudinal evidence from the IDEAL study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(2), 290-301.
18. Amati, R., Frei, A., Kaufmann, M., Sabatini, S., Pellaton, C., Fehr, J., Albanese, E., Puhan, M. A., & Corona Immunitas Research Group. (2022). Functional immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in the general population after a booster campaign and the Delta and Omicron waves, Switzerland, March 2022. Eurosurveillance, 27(31), 2200561.
17. Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Collins, R., Pentecost, C., Rusted, J., Quinn, C., Anstey, K., Kim, S., Corbett, A., Airland, D., Hampshire, A., Brooker, H., Clare, L. (2022). Attitudes toward own aging and cognition among individuals living with and without dementia: Findings from the IDEAL programme and the PROTECT study. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), 641.
16. Sabatini, S., Martyr, A., Gamble, L., Jones, I. R., Collins, R., Matthews, F. E., Victor, C., Quinn, C., Pentecost, C., Quinn, C., Thom, J. M., Clare, L. (2022). Profiles of social, cultural, and economic capital as longitudinal predictors of stress, positive experiences of caring, and depression among carers of people with dementia. Aging & Mental Health, 1-9.
15. Clare, L., Gamble, L. D., Martyr, A., Sabatini, S., Nelis, S. M., Quinn, C., Pentecost, C., Victor, C., Jones, R. W., Jones, I. R., Knapp, M., Litherland, R., Morris, R. G., Rusted, J. M., Thom, J. M., Collins, R., Henderson, C., Matthews, F. E., & Ideal study team. (2022). “Living Well” Trajectories among family caregivers of people with mild-to-moderate dementia in the IDEAL cohort. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(10),1852-1863.
14. Gamble, L. D., Parker, S., Quinn, C., Bennett, H. Q., Martyr, A., Sabatini, S., Pentecost, C., Collins, R., Dawson, E., Hunt, A., Allan, L., Burns, A., Hillman, A., Litherland, R., Victor, C., Matthews, F. E., Clare, L. (2022). A comparison of wellbeing of carers of people with dementia and their ability to manage before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from the IDEAL study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 88(2), 679-692.
13. Sabatini, S., Bennett, H. Q., Martyr, A., Collins, R., Gamble, L. D., Matthews, F. E., Pentecost, C., Dawson, E., Hunt, A., Parker, S., Allan, L., Burns, A., Litherland, R., Quinn, C., & Clare, L. (2022). Minimal Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of people living with dementia: Analysis of matched longitudinal data from the IDEAL study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.
12. Clare, L., Gamble, L. D., Martyr, A., Sabatini, S., Nelis, S. M., Quinn, C., Pentecost, C., Victor, C., Jones, R. W., Jones, I. R., Knapp, M., Litherland, R., Morris, R. G., Rusted, J. M., Thom, J. M., Collins, R., Henderson, C., Matthews, F. E., & Ideal study team. (2022). Longitudinal trajectories of quality of life among people with mild-to-moderate dementia: A latent growth model approach with IDEAL cohort study data. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 77(6), 1037-1050.
11. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Brothers, A., Diehl, M., Wahl, H.-W., Ballard, C., Collins, R., Corbett, A., Brooker, H., & Clare, L. (2022). Differences in awareness of positive and negative age-related changes accounting for variability in health outcomes. European Journal of Ageing, 19(4), 1087-1097.
10. Sabatini, S., Siebert, J. S., Diehl, M., Brothers, A., & Wahl, H.-W. (2021). Identifying predictors of self-perceptions of aging based on a range of cognitive, physical, and mental health indicators: Twenty-year longitudinal findings from the ILSE study. Psychology and Aging, 37(4) 486-502.
9. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Collins, R., Corbett, A., Brooker, H., & Clare, L. (2021). Exploring awareness of age-related changes among over 50s in the UK: Findings from the PROTECT study. International Psychogeriatrics, 34(9): p. 789-803.
8. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Collins, R., Kim, S., Corbett, A., Aarsland, D., Hampshire, A., Brooker, H., & Clare, L. (2021). What does feeling younger or older than one’s chronological age mean to men and women? Qualitative and quantitative findings from the PROTECT study. Psychology & Health, 38 (3), 324-347. .
7. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Collins, R., Corbett, A., Brooker, H., & Clare, L. (2021). Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between subjective sleep difficulties and self-perceptions of aging. Behavioral Sleep Medicine,20(7): p. 732-761.
6. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Martyr, A., Ballard, C., Lamont, R. A., Collins, R., Pentecost, C., Hunt, A., Quinn, C., Thom, J. M., & Clare, L. (2021). Relationship between self-perceptions of aging and ‘living well’ among people with mild-to-moderate dementia: Findings from the ideal programme. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 94, 104328.
5. Sabatini, S., Woods, R. T., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Collins, R., & Clare, L. (2021). Associations of subjective cognitive and memory decline with depression, anxiety, and two-year change in objectively assessed global cognition and memory. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 29(5), 840-866.
4. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Collins, R., Anstey, K. J., Diehl, M. K., Brothers, A. F., Wahl, H.-W., Corbett, A., Hampshire, A., Brooker, H., and Clare, L. (2021). Cross-sectional association between objective cognitive performance and perceived age-related gains and losses in cognition. International Psychogeriatrics, 33, 727-741.
3. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Collins, R., Corbett, A., Brooker, H., & Clare, L. (2020). The cross-sectional relationship between pain and awareness of age-related changes. British Journal of Pain, 15(3), 335-344. (Journal IF= 1.67; citations in Google Scholar: 14).
2. Sabatini, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Ballard, C., Brothers, A. F., Kaspar, R., Collins, R., Kim, S., Corbett, A., Aarsland, D., Hampshire, A., Brooker, H., & Clare, L. (2020). International relevance of two measures of awareness of age-related change (AARC). BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 359.
1. Sabatini, S., Silarova, B., Martyr, A., Collins, R., Ballard, C., Anstey, K. J., Kim, S., & Clare, L. (2020). Associations of awareness of age-related change with emotional and physical well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Gerontologist, 60(6), e477-e490.