scholarly journals General cognitive status among Baby boomers and pre-boomers in Taiwan: the interplay between mid-life socioeconomic status and city residence

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Chiao
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
General Cognitive Status

Characteristics of neurocognitive functions in mild cognitive impairment with depression

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1181-1190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Seok Dong ◽  
Changsu Han ◽  
Sang Won Jeon ◽  
Seoyoung Yoon ◽  
Hyun-Ghang Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Processing Speed ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Neuropsychological Tests ◽  
Visual Memory ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Memory Recall ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Neurocognitive Functions ◽  
General Cognitive Status

ABSTRACTBackground:Previous studies suggest that there is a strong association between depression and cognitive decline, and that concurrent depressive symptoms in MCI patients could contribute to a difference in neurocognitive characteristics compared to MCI patients without depression. The authors tried to compare neurocognitive functions between MCI patients with and without depression by analyzing the results of neuropsychological tests.Methods:Participants included 153 MCI patients. Based on the diagnosis of major depressive disorder, the participants were divided into two groups: depressed MCI (MCI/D+) versus non-depressed MCI (MCI/D−). The general cognitive and functional statuses of participants were evaluated. And a subset of various neuropsychological tests was presented to participants. Demographic and clinical data were analyzed using Student t-test or χ2 test.Results:A total of 153 participants were divided into two groups: 94 MCI/D+ patients and 59 MCI/D− patients. Age, sex, and years of education were not significantly different between the two groups. There were no significant differences in general cognitive status between MCI/D+ and MCI/D− patients, but MCI/D+ participants showed significantly reduced performance in the six subtests (Contrasting Program, Go-no-go task, Fist-edge-palm task, Constructional Praxis, Memory Recall, TMT-A) compared with MCI/D− patients.Conclusions:There were significantly greater deficits in neurocognitive functions including verbal memory, executive function, attention/processing speed, and visual memory in MCI/D+ participants compared to MCI/D−. Once the biological mechanism is identified, distinct approaches in treatment or prevention will be determined.

scholarly journals Relational binding and holistic retrieval in aging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Ngo ◽  
Nora Newcombe
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Verbal Iq ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Associative Deficit ◽  
General Cognitive Status ◽  
Relational Binding

Episodic memory binds together diverse elements of an event into a cohesive unit. This property enables the reconstruction of multidimensional experiences when triggered by a cue related to a past event via pattern completion processes. Such holistic retrieval is evident in young adults, as shown by dependency in the retrieval success for different associations from the same event (Horner & Burgess, 2013, 2014). Aspects of episodic memory capacity are vulnerable to aging processes, as shown by reduced abilities to form linkages within an event through relational binding (associative deficit hypothesis: Naveh-Benjamin, 2002). However, prior work has not examined whether this reduction affects holistic retrieval in typical aging. Here, we leveraged dependency analyses to examine whether older adults remember or forget events holistically, and whether the degree of holistic retrieval declines with old age. We found evidence for continued holistic retrieval, because accuracy for one aspect of an event predicted accuracy for other aspects of the same event. Younger and older adults did not differ in the degree of holistic recollection, despite robust age-related differences in relational binding. However, within the group of older adults, holistic recollection showed a significant decline with advancing age, controlling for pairwise relational binding performance, verbal IQ, and general cognitive status. These results suggest that a decline in holistic retrieval is an aspect of episodic memory decrements later in cognitive aging.

Age-Related Difference in Relationships Between Cognitive Processing Speed and General Cognitive Status

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena M. K. Tam ◽  
Charlene L. M. Lam ◽  
Haixia Huang ◽  
Baolan Wang ◽  
Tatia M. C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Processing ◽  
Processing Speed ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Related Difference ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Cognitive Processing Speed ◽  
General Cognitive Status

scholarly journals Baby Boomers and Birth Certificates: Early-Life Socioeconomic Status and Cancer Risk in Adulthood

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoinette M. Stroup ◽  
Kimberly A. Herget ◽  
Heidi A. Hanson ◽  
Diana Lane Reed ◽  
Jared T. Butler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Cancer Risk ◽  
Baby Boomers ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Birth Certificates

scholarly journals The impact of tooth loss on cognitive function

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Galindo-Moreno ◽  
Lucia Lopez-Chaichio ◽  
Miguel Padial-Molina ◽  
Gustavo Avila-Ortiz ◽  
Francisco O’Valle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Population Sample ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Number Of Teeth ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Objective To investigate if there is epidemiological evidence of an association between edentulism and cognitive decline beside that currently available from limited sample-sized case series and cross-sectional studies considering limited co-variables. Materials and methods Data from two USA national health surveys [NHIS 2014–2017 and NHANES 2005–2018] were analyzed using multinomial logistic regression to study the impact of type of edentulism and number of remaining teeth on memory and concentration problems. Age, gender, socioeconomic status, education level, cardiovascular health index, body mass index, exercise, alcohol, smoking habits, and anxiety and depression were used as covariates. Results The combined population sample was 102,291 individuals. Age, socioeconomic status, educational level, anxiety and depression levels, and edentulism showed the highest odds ratios for cognitive decline. Number of teeth present in the mouth was found to be a predictor of cognitive status. This association showed a gradient effect, so that the lower the number of teeth, the greater the risk of exhibiting cognitive decline. Conclusions Edentulism was found among the higher ORs for cognitive impairment. Clinical relevance Maintenance of functional teeth through the promotion of oral health may contribute to the preservation of memory/concentration and other essential cognitive functions. Thus, increasing and efficiently coordinating efforts aimed at preventing of tooth loss in the adult population could substantially contribute to reduce the incidence of cognitive impairment.

Maternal Characteristics of Adolescent Mothers and Older Mothers of Infants

1995 ◽  
Vol 77 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1152-1154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie W. Camp
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Maternal Characteristics ◽  
Older Mothers

Cognitive status and childrearing attitudes of adolescent mothers were compared with those of older women from the same socioeconomic status when their children were infants. The 106 adolescent mothers were significantly lower than the 47 older women on measures of cognitive status but significantly higher in authoritarian attitudes.

scholarly journals A Virtual Reality-Based Screening Test for Cognitive Impairment in Small Vessel Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-169
Author(s):  
Hatice Limoncu ◽  
Hatice Eraslan Boz ◽  
Stelios Zygouris ◽  
Magda Tsolaki ◽  
Dimitrios Giakoumis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Small Vessel Disease ◽  
Cognitive Status ◽  
Small Vessel ◽  
Classification Rate ◽  
Visuospatial Function ◽  
Vessel Disease ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Pencil And Paper ◽  
General Cognitive Status

Background: There is a need for new practical tools to assess the cognitive impairment of small vessel disease (SVD) patients in the clinic. Objective: This study aimed to examine cognitive functioning by administering the Virtual Supermarket (VST) in patients with SVD with cognitive impairment (SVD-CI, N = 32), cognitively normal SVD (SVD-CN, N = 37), and age-and education-matched healthy controls (HC, N = 30). Methods: The tablet-based VST application and comprehensive traditional pencil-and-paper neuropsychological tests assessing memory, attention, executive function, visuospatial function, and language were administered to all participants. Results: A moderate correlation was found between the “Duration” and “Correct Quantities” variables of VST and visuospatial function and general cognitive status composite Z scores across SVD-CI patients. “Duration” and “Correct Money” variables were moderately related to memory, executive functions, and visuospatial function composite Z scores across SVD-CN patients. A combination of all VST variables discriminated SVD-CI and HC with a correct classification rate of 81%, a sensitivity of 78%, and a specificity of 84%. Conclusion: This study is the first to evaluate cognitive functions employing the VST in SVD with and without cognitive impairment. It provides encouraging preliminary findings of the utility of the VST as a screening tool in the assessment of cognitive impairment and the differentiation of SVD patients from HC. In the future, validation studies of the VST with larger samples are needed.

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