Derivation of Indices of Cognitive Change Among Hispanic Adults and Elders.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Determining the influence of race and ethnicity on change in cognitive test performance has significant implications for clinical practice and research in populations at risk for Alzheimer disease.

Objective

To evaluate the significance of race and ethnicity in predicting longitudinal cognitive test performance and to develop models to support evidence-based practice.

Design, setting, and participants

This prognostic study included baseline and 24-month follow-up data that were obtained from the Health and Aging Brain Study-Health Disparities (HABS-HD) study, an ongoing longitudinal observational study of aging and dementia in a multiracial, multiethnic cohort. Participants included community-dwelling adults and elders living in the Dallas and Fort Worth me

SUBMITTER: Duff K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11372505 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature