Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons With and Without Dementia.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Given the lack of effective pharmacologic strategies to prevent, slow, or reverse dementia progression, maximizing quality of life (QOL) is a major priority for persons living with dementia. Despite well-documented racial/ethnic disparities in dementia incidence and prevalence, it is unknown whether there are racial/ethnic disparities in QOL among persons with dementia. The objective of this study was to determine if there are racial/ethnic differences in poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among persons with and without dementia in a nationally-representative cohort.

Design

Repeated measures cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study.

Setting

United States nationally-representative National Health and Aging Trends Study (2011

SUBMITTER: Hayes-Larson E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7969393 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature