Relation of Literacy and Music Literacy to Dementia in Older Black and White Brazilians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Literacy is more consistently reported than education as protective against dementia in developing regions.

Objective

To study the association of verbal literacy, numeracy, and music literacy with dementia in older Black and White Brazilians with a broad spectrum of education.

Methods

We studied 1,818 Black, Mixed-race, and White deceased Brazilians 65 years or older at death (mean = 79.64). Data were retrospectively obtained within 36 hours after death in a face-to-face interview with an informant, usually a family member. Dementia was classified using the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale. Three forms of literacy were ascertained: verbal literacy (10 questions: reading and writing), numeracy (3 questions: multiplication, percentages, and use of a calcu

SUBMITTER: Capuano AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9036833 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature