COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Exposures and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Women.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with risk factors for cognitive decline, such as bereavement and SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Objective

To examine whether the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic-related exposures are associated with cognitive function among middle-aged women.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study analyzed data from the Nurses' Health Study II, an ongoing study of registered nurses in the US. The present study focused on women aged 51 to 76 years who completed 2 to 8 objective cognitive assessments both prior to (October 1, 2014, to February 29, 2020) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 1, 2020, to September 30, 2022). Statistical analyses were performed from January 2023 to January 2025.

Exposure

COVID-19 pandemic.

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12006873 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature