Impaired Financial Capacity in Late-Life Depression: Revisiting Associations with Cognitive Functioning.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Impairment in financial capacity is an early sign of cognitive decline and functional impairment in late life. Cognitive impairments such as executive dysfunction are well documented in late-life major depression; however, little progress has been made in assessing associations of these impairments with financial incapacity.

Methods

Participants included 95 clinically depressed and 41 nondepressed older adults without dementia. Financial capacity (assessed with the Managing Money scale of the Independent Living Scale), cognitive functioning (comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation), and depression severity (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale - 24) were assessed. T tests were used to assess group differences. Linear regression was used to analyze data.

Results

SUBMITTER: Morin RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9187218 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature