Panagiota Kontari
Biography
I am currently a PhD Candidate in Psychology at the University of Surrey exploring the role of depressive symptoms and cardiometabolic risk factors as predictors of dementia using data from three longitudinal cohort studies. I graduated with a Psychology BSc (Hons) from the University of Athens in 2016 and I completed an MSc in Health Psychology at the University of Surrey in 2017.
My qualifications
Affiliations and memberships
Research
Research interests
My research focus is on the prediction and prevention of dementia and I am particularly interested in the biological, psychological and social determinants of dementia risk. My PhD project looks at the longitudinal relationship of depression and cardiometabolic disorders with the risk of dementia using secondary data analysis.
My publications
Publications
Journal Articles
Economou, A., Varlokosta, S., Kontari, P., & Papageorgiou, S. G. (2021). The nonverbal BriefScreen: A cognitive screening method for patients with limited language and motor abilities. Applied Neuropsychology: Adult, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2021.1920414
Smith, K. J., Gavey, S., RIddell, N. E., Kontari, P., & Victor, C. (2020). The association between loneliness, social isolation and inflammation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 112, 519-541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.02.002
Kontari P., Smith K.J. (2019). Risk of dementia associated with cardiometabolic dysregulation and depression: A longitudinal cohort study using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 34(2): 289-298.https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.5019
Conference Presentations
Kontari, P., Fife-Schaw, C., Thompson, H., Schmitz, N., Smith, K.J. Pre-diabetes, diabetes and depression as risk factors for dementia. Diabetes UK Professional Conference (DUKPC) 14-16/3/2018 – London, UK https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dme.5_13570
Beratis, I.N., Stanitsa, E., Kontaxopoulou, D., Fragkiadaki, S., Kontari, P., Pavlou, D., Papantoniou, P., Economou, A. Yannis, G., Papageorgiou, S.G. The value of Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in the prediction of fitness to drive in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Transportation Research Board (TRB) 97th Annual Meeting, 7-11/1/2018 - Washington, D.C. https://trid.trb.org/view/1495160
Kontari, P., Economou, A., Beratis, I.N., Kontaxopoulou, D., Fragkiadaki, S., Varlokosta, S., Papageorgiou, S.G. Comparison of a non-linguistic screening test, Nonverbal Cogscreen, with the MMSE in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and cognitively intact individuals. 14th International Athens/Springfield Symposium on Advances in Alzheimer Therapy (AAT), 9-12/3/2016 - Athens, Greece DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.10730.77768