Bendayan, R;
Piccinin, AM;
Hofer, SM;
Muniz, GM;
(2017)
Are changes in self-rated health associated with memory decline in older adults?
Journal of Aging and Health
, 29
(8)
pp. 1410-1423.
10.1177/0898264316661830.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The association between patterns of change in self-rated health (SRH) and memory trajectories in older adults was examined using a systematic approach. METHOD: Data from the Health and Retirement Study (n = 6,016) and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (n = 734) were analyzed. Individuals were grouped into five categories according to their pattern of change in SRH over 8 years: stable excellent/very good/good, stable fair/poor, improvement, decline, and fluctuating pattern without a trend. Memory was measured using immediate and delayed recall tests. Kruskal–Wallis, chi-squares tests, and linear mixed models were used to examine the association. RESULTS: Different rates of decline in memory can be identified in the different patterns of change in SRH. Those who had a stable excellent/very good/good pattern had the slowest rate of decline. DISCUSSION: Our findings suggest that SRH status and patterns of change could be used as a marker of cognitive decline in prevention screening programs.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Are changes in self-rated health associated with memory decline in older adults? |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1177/0898264316661830 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264316661830 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2016. Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav |
Keywords: | Self-rated health, memory, cognitive decline, older adults |
UCL classification: | UCL |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1504412 |
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