Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognition in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from largely non-Hispanic White cohorts suggests that positive psychosocial factors, particularly self-efficacy and social support, may protect against late-life cognitive decline. Identifying potentially protective factors in racial/ethnic minority elders is of high importance due to their increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. The overall goal of this study was to characterize cross-sectional associations between positive psychosocial factors and cognitive domains among Black, Hispanic, and White older adults.

Methods

A total of 548 older adults (41% Black, 28% Hispanic, 31% White) in the Washington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging Project completed cognitive and psychosocial measures from the NIH Toolbox and standard neuro

SUBMITTER: Zahodne LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5820211 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature