Informant-Reported Discrimination, Dementia, and Cognitive Impairment in Older Brazilians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-reported discrimination is a source of psychosocial stress that has been previously associated with poor cognitive function in older African Americans without dementia.

Objective

Here, we examine the association of discrimination with dementia and cognitive impairment in racially diverse older Brazilians.

Methods

We included 899 participants 65 years or older (34.3% Black) from the Pathology, Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Study (PARDoS), a community-based study of aging and dementia. A structured interview with informants of the deceased was conducted. The interview included the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) Scale for the diagnosis of dementia and cognitive impairment proximate to death and the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the E

SUBMITTER: Farfel JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9113828 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature