Association of memory function with COVID-19 outcomes in adults aged 50 years and older: Analysis of three prospective cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with Alzheimer's disease or dementia are at increased risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality. However, no study has examined whether memory function is associated with COVID-19 outcomes in general older adults.

Methods

Data were obtained from SHARE (the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe), HRS (the Health and Retirement Study), and ELSA (the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing), three prospective and representative cohorts of non-institutionalized adults aged 50 years and older in 25 European countries plus Israel, the United States, and the United Kingdom, respectively. Memory function was measured with immediate and delayed 10-words recall tests. Associations of 10-words recall with COVID-19 hospitalization and mortality were as

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11839002 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature