Neuropsychological profile associated with financial exploitation vulnerability in older adults without dementia.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Reports of financial exploitation have steadily increased among older adults. Few studies have examined neuropsychological profiles for individuals vulnerable to financial exploitation, and existing studies have focused on susceptibility to scams, one specific type of financial exploitation. The current study therefore examines whether a general measure of financial exploitation vulnerability is associated with neuropsychological performance in a community sample. Methods: A sample (n = 116) of adults aged 50 or older without dementia completed a laboratory visit that measures physical and psychological functioning and a neuropsychological assessment, the Uniform Data Set-3 (UDS-3) and California Verbal Learning Test-II. Results: After covarying for d

SUBMITTER: Lim AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762357 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature