Housing status is protective of neuropsychiatric symptoms among dementia-free multi-ethnic Asian elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Housing has been associated with dementia risk and disability, but associations of housing with differential patterns of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) among dementia-free older adults remain to be explored. The present study sought to explore the contribution of housing status on NPS and subsyndromes associated with cognitive dysfunction in community-dwelling dementia-free elderly in Singapore.

Methods

A total of 839 dementia-free elderly from the Epidemiology of Dementia in Singapore (EDIS) study aged ≥ 60 were enrolled in the current study. All participants underwent clinical, cognitive, and neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI) assessments. The housing status was divided into three categories according to housing type. Cognitive function was measured by a comprehe

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11342485 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature