Literacy Level and Executive Control in Healthy Older Peruvian Adults.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Early-life educational experiences are associated with cognitive performance in aging. Early literacy seems to improve executive control mechanisms, however, it is not clear whether early education would still be an advantage in countries like Peru, where access to and quality of education is highly variable. Aim: Our objective was to analyze the association of literacy level with executive control factors. Method: We evaluated 93 healthy older adults with a clinical protocol that included the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Geriatric Depression Scale and Global Dementia Staging. We also used a neuropsychological executive function battery which included the Trail-Making Test parts A and B, the Stroop Test, phonological and semantic verbal fluency task

SUBMITTER: Soto-Anari M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8426511 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature