Executive function, episodic memory, and Medicare expenditures.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

We examined the relationship between health care expenditures and cognition, focusing on differences across cognitive systems defined by global cognition, executive function, or episodic memory.

Methods

We used linear regression models to compare annual health expenditures by cognitive status in 8125 Nurses' Health Study participants who completed a cognitive battery and were enrolled in Medicare parts A and B.

Results

Adjusting for demographics and comorbidity, executive impairment was associated with higher total annual expenditures of $1488 per person (P < .01) compared with those without impairment. No association for episodic memory impairment was found. Expenditures exhibited a linear relationship with executive function, but not episodic memory ($5

SUBMITTER: Bender AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5496776 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature