Utilization of Medications With Cognitive Impairment Side Effects and the Implications for Older Adults' Cognitive Function.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Many medications have cognitive impairment, memory loss, amnesia, or dementia as side effects ("cognitive side effects" hereafter), but little is known about trends in the prevalence of these medications or their implications for population-level cognitive impairment. Method: We use data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2016) to describe trends in the use of medications with cognitive side effects among adults aged 60+ (N = 16,937) and their implications for cognitive functioning (measured using word learning and recall, animal fluency, and digit symbol substitution assessments). Results: Between 1999 to 2000 and 2015 to 2016, the prevalence of older adults taking one, two, and at least three medications with cognitive

SUBMITTER: Do D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218591 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature