Complexity of Work and Incident Cognitive Impairment in Puerto Rican Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated complexity of work in main occupation in relation to incident cognitive impairment in older Puerto Ricans.

Method

A population-based sample of 1,673 adults age 60+ for the Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions (PREHCO) study was used. Cognition was measured at baseline and 4 years later using the Mini-Mental Cabán (MMC), with scoring 1.5 SD below the MMC score adjusted for age, education, gender, and reading ability comprising cognitive impairment. Complexity scores were derived from the 1970 U.S. Census, 1977 and 2000 Dictionary of Occupational Titles, and 2001 O*Net.

Results

Controlling for baseline age, gender, childhood economic hardship, adult money problems, depressive symptoms, and self-reported health, greater scores for most work c

SUBMITTER: Andel R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594295 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature