Impact of Pneumonia on Cognitive Aging: A Longitudinal Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute clinical events, such as pneumonia, may impact physical functionality but their effect on cognition and the possible duration of this effect remains to be quantified. This study investigated the impact of pneumonia on cognitive trajectories and dementia development in older people.

Methods

Data were obtained from 60+ years old individuals, who were assessed from 2001 to 2018 in the population-based SNAC-K study (Sweden). Participants were eligible if they were not institutionalized, had no dementia, and did not experience pneumonia 5 years prior to baseline (N = 2 063). A propensity score was derived to match 1:3 participants hospitalized with a diagnosis of pneumonia (N = 178), to nonexposed participants (N = 534). Mixed linear models were used to model cog

SUBMITTER: Hendel MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10395566 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature