Education Mediates Racial Disparities in Cognitive Impairment Among Older Adults With Schizophrenia.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: In the general population, the construct of race is associated with disparities in cognitive aging. There are notable racial group disparities and inequities among people living with schizophrenia (PLWSz). Despite the salience of the construct of race in schizophrenia, there remains a knowledge gap about racial disparities in cognitive impairment among older adults in this vulnerable population. Our study uses mediation analysis to examine racial disparities in cognitive impairment among older adults with schizophrenia.Methods: We assess global cognition in PLWSz over age 55 with the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia cognitive test battery in our "all-comer" sample (N = 64). The primary exposure is self-reported racial

SUBMITTER: Dobbins S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8610378 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature