Emergency department visits in African Americans with mild cognitive impairment and diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Dementia, diabetes, and African American race are three factors that are independently associated with emergency department (ED) use. This study tested the hypothesis that ED use is associated with worse cognitive function in African Americans with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and poorly controlled diabetes.

Methods

This study examined differences in ED use among African Americans with MCI and diabetes in a secondary data analysis of baseline data from a one-year randomized controlled trial (N = 101).

Results

Over one year, 49/92 participants (53.3%) had at least one ED visit. At baseline, participants who had an incident ED visit had significantly fewer years of education; lower scores on neuropsychological tests assessing working memory, psychomotor speed, a

SUBMITTER: Rovner BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8046720 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature