Cognition in older adults with healthy aging: analysis of the Mexican Health and Aging Study 2012-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maintaining older adults' health and well-being can be achieved through the optimization of physical and mental health, while preserving independence, social participation, and quality of life. Cognitive change has been described as a normal process of aging and it involves domains such as processing speed, attention, memory, language, visuospatial abilities, and executive functioning, among others.

Objective

To describe cognitive changes in older adults with healthy aging.

Methods

This is a study that involved data from 14,893 and 14,154 individuals aged >60 years or older from the 2012 and 2015 waves, respectively, who participated in the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). Participants with healthy aging were identified and described in the MHAS-201

SUBMITTER: Yeverino-Castro SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10361761 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature