Cognition, Depressive Symptoms and Vascular Factors among Southwest Tribal Elders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Few data exist on cognitive and depressive symptoms and vascular factors in American Indian (AI) elders. Since vascular risk factors increase risk for cognitive impairments, depression and dementia, and since AI elders are at high vascular risk, it is timely to assess the interplay of these factors in comprehensive studies of aging in this population. To begin, pilot studies must be conducted to show these types of data can be collected successfully.

Design

A cross-sectional pilot study, the Southwest Heart Mind Study (SHMS).

Setting

Tribal community in the Southwest United States.

Participants

AI elders, aged ≥55 years.

Main outcome measures

Cross-cultural demographic, social network and risk factor surveys; tests of cognition, depression and

SUBMITTER: Gachupin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4836905 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature