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Guzman‐Velez E, Torres VL, Martinez JE, Vila‐Castelar C, Fox‐Fuller JT, Pardilla‐Delgado E, Pluim CF, Babulal GM, Ramirez‐Gomez LA, Munera D, Quiroz YT. Physical Activity, Stress and Cognitive Concerns During the COVID‐19 Pandemic Among Older Adults in the United States. Alzheimers Dement 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.068062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Boston University Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Boston University Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
- Boston University Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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Babulal GM, Torres VL, Acosta DM, Aguero C, Aguilar‐Navarro SG, Amariglio RE, Ussui JA, Baena AY, Bocanegra Y, Brucki SMD, Bustin J, Cabrera D, Custodio N, Diaz MM, Duque L, Franco I, Gatchel JR, Garza‐Naveda AP, Gonzalez‐Lara M, Gutiérrez LA, Guzman‐Velez E, Hanseeuw BJ, Jiménez‐Velazquez IZ, Leon T, Llibre‐Guerra JJ, Marquine MJ, Martinez JE, Medina LD, Miranda‐Castillo C, Morlett A, Munera D, Nuñez‐Herrera A, de Oliveira MO, Cancel SP, Pardilla‐Delgado E, Perales J, Pluim CF, Ramirez‐Gomez LA, Rentz D, Rivera‐Fernandez C, Rosselli M, Serrano C, Suing MJ, Slachevsky A, Soto M, Sperling RA, Torrente F, Thumala D, Vannini P, Vila‐Castelar C, Escalante TMY, Quiroz YT. The impact of COVID‐19 on the well‐being and cognition of older adults living in the United States and Latin America. Alzheimers Dement 2021. [PMCID: PMC9011705 DOI: 10.1002/alz.055601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Charlestown MA USA
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia Medellin Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia Medellin Colombia
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- Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology Unit ‐ University of São Paulo São Paulo Brazil
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- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia San Martín de Porres Peru
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- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán Distrito Federal DF Mexico
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatry Disorders Clinic (CMYN) Santiago Chile
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- University of Kansas Alzheimer's Disease Center Fairway KS USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Instituo Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán México DF Mexico
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- Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory (LANNEC), Physiopathology Department ‐ ICBM, Neuroscience and East Neuroscience Departments, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
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- Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa Arequipa Peru
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neurosciences (CONICET ‐ Favaloro University ‐ INECO Foundation) Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston MA USA
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Babulal GM, Torres VL, Acosta D, Agüero C, Aguilar-Navarro S, Amariglio R, Ussui JA, Baena A, Bocanegra Y, Brucki SMD, Bustin J, Cabrera DM, Custodio N, Diaz MM, Peñailillo LD, Franco I, Gatchel JR, Garza-Naveda AP, González Lara M, Gutiérrez-Gutiérrez L, Guzmán-Vélez E, Hanseeuw BJ, Jimenez-Velazquez IZ, Rodríguez TL, Llibre-Guerra J, Marquine MJ, Martinez J, Medina LD, Miranda-Castillo C, Morlett Paredes A, Munera D, Nuñez-Herrera A, de Oliveira MO, Palmer-Cancel SJ, Pardilla-Delgado E, Perales-Puchalt J, Pluim C, Ramirez-Gomez L, Rentz DM, Rivera-Fernández C, Rosselli M, Serrano CM, Suing-Ortega MJ, Slachevsky A, Soto-Añari M, Sperling RA, Torrente F, Thumala D, Vannini P, Vila-Castelar C, Yañez-Escalante T, Quiroz YT. The impact of COVID-19 on the well-being and cognition of older adults living in the United States and Latin America. EClinicalMedicine 2021; 35:100848. [PMID: 33997742 PMCID: PMC8100067 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults from vulnerable ethnoracial groups are at high risk of infection, hospitalization, and death. We aimed to explore the pandemic's impact on the well-being and cognition of older adults living in the United States (US), Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. METHODS 1,608 (646 White, 852 Latino, 77 Black, 33 Asian; 72% female) individuals from the US and four Latin American countries aged ≥ 55 years completed an online survey regarding well-being and cognition during the pandemic between May and September 2020. Outcome variables (pandemic impact, discrimination, loneliness, purpose of life, subjective cognitive concerns) were compared across four US ethnoracial groups and older adults living in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. FINDINGS Mean age for all participants was 66.7 (SD = 7.7) years and mean education was 15.4 (SD = 2.7) years. Compared to Whites, Latinos living in the US reported greater economic impact (p < .001, ηp 2 = 0.031); while Blacks reported experiencing discrimination more often (p < .001, ηp 2 = 0.050). Blacks and Latinos reported more positive coping (p < .001, ηp 2 = 0.040). Compared to Latinos living in the US, Latinos in Chile, Mexico, and Peru reported greater pandemic impact, Latinos in Mexico and Peru reported more positive coping, Latinos in Argentina, Mexico, and Peru had greater economic impact, and Latinos in Argentina, Chile, and Peru reported less discrimination. INTERPRETATION The COVID-19 pandemic has differentially impacted the well-being of older ethnically diverse individuals in the US and Latin America. Future studies should examine how mediators like income and coping skills modify the pandemic's impact. FUNDING Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubiran” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA
- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
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- Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCYT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unit Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Prevention, Peruvian Institute of Neurosciences, Lima, Peru
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- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Department of Geriatrics. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubiran” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
- Neurology Department, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Belgium
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- Geriatrics Division, Internal Medicine Department, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Clinic (CMYN), Neurology Department, Del Salvador Hospital and University of Chile School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile
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- University of California San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- University of Houston, Department of Psychology, Houston, TX, USA
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- Faculty of Nursing Universidad Andres Bello, Millennium Institute for Research in Depression and Personality, Santiago, Chile
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Neurology Department, Cesar Milstein Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Geriatrics. Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición “Salvador Zubiran” Mexico City, Mexico
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- Memory and Neuropsychiatric Clinic (CMYN), Neurology Department, Del Salvador Hospital and University of Chile School of Medicine, Santiago, Chile
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCYT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Psychology Department, Social Sciences Faculty, University of Chile, Geroscience Center for Brain Health and Metabolism (GERO), Santiago, Chile
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Boston 02129, MA, USA
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Lang M, Rosselli M, Greig MT, Torres VL, Vélez-Uribe I, Arruda F, Barker WW, Garcia P, Loewenstein DA, Curiel RE, Duara R. Depression and the Diagnosis of MCI in a Culturally Diverse Sample in the United States. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2021; 36:214-230. [PMID: 31729523 PMCID: PMC7881973 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acz043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze (1) whether there are ethnic differences in the severity of depressive symptoms between groups of elders classified as cognitively normal (CN) or amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and (2) the influence of depressive symptoms on specific cognitive performance by ethnicity across diagnoses, controlling for covariates. METHODS 164 Hispanics residing in the United States (HAs) and European Americans (EAs) (100 women; Mage = 72.1, SD = 8.0) were diagnosed as either CN or aMCI. Depressive symptoms were measured with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15). Cognition was assessed using the Loewenstein-Acevedo Scales for Semantic Interference and Learning (semantic memory), Multilingual Naming Test (confrontation naming), and the Stroop Test (Color-Word condition; executive function). A 2 × 2 univariate ANCOVA as well as linear and logistic regressions explored differences in depressive symptoms among diagnostic and ethnic groups. RESULTS Higher depression was seen in aMCI compared to the CN group for both ethnicities, after controlling for age, education, gender, and Mini-Mental State Examination score. Greater levels of depression also predicted lower scores in confrontation naming and semantic memory for only the EA group and marginally in scores of executive function for HA participants. GDS-15 scores of ≤ 4 also predicted less likelihood of aMCI diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Severity of depressive symptoms was associated with greater cognitive impairment, independent of ethnicity. Significant results suggest detrimental effects of depression on clinical diagnoses most evidently for subjects from the EA group.
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- Merike Lang
- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
- Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging and the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging and the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Wien Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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Arruda F, Rosselli M, Greig MT, Loewenstein DA, Lang M, Torres VL, Vélez-Uribe I, Conniff J, Barker WW, Curiel RE, Adjouadi M, Duara R. The Association Between Functional Assessment and Structural Brain Biomarkers in an Ethnically Diverse Sample With Normal Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2021; 36:51-61. [PMID: 32890393 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acaa065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the functional activities questionnaire (FAQ) and brain biomarkers (bilateral hippocampal volume [HV], bilateral entorhinal volume [ERV], and entorhinal cortical thickness [ERT]) in cognitively normal (CN) individuals, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or dementia. METHOD In total, 226 participants (137 females; mean age = 71.76, SD = 7.93; Hispanic Americans = 137; European Americans = 89) were assessed with a comprehensive clinical examination, a neuropsychological battery, a structural magnetic resonance imaging, and were classified as CN or diagnosed with MCI or dementia. Linear regression analyses examined the association between functional activities as measured by the FAQ on brain biomarkers, including HV, ERV, and ERT, controlling for age, education, global cognition, gender, and ethnicity. RESULTS The FAQ significantly predicted HV, ERV, and ERT for the entire sample. However, this association was not significant for ERV and ERT when excluding the dementia group. The FAQ score remained a significant predictor of HV for the non-dementia group. Age, education, gender, ethnicity, Montreal Cognitive Assessment score, and FAQ were also significant predictors of HV for the overall sample, suggesting that younger Hispanic females with fewer years of education, higher global mental status, and better functioning, were more likely to have larger HV. CONCLUSION FAQ scores were related to HV in older adults across clinical groups (CN, MCI, and dementia), but its association with the entorhinal cortex was driven by individuals with dementia. Demographic variables, including ethnicity, additionally influenced these associations.
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- Fernanda Arruda
- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA.,1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.,Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA
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- 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.,Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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- 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.,Engineering Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.,Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA
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Vila-Castelar C, Papp KV, Amariglio RE, Torres VL, Baena A, Gomez D, Rendon J, Samaroo A, Lopera F, Rentz DM, Quiroz YT. Validation of the Latin American Spanish version of the face-name associative memory exam in a Colombian Sample. Clin Neuropsychol 2019; 34:1-12. [PMID: 31851865 DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2019.1690050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Face-Name Associative Memory Exam (FNAME) has been used to detect subtle cognitive changes in clinically normal older adults at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. FNAME assesses learning and delayed recall for face-name pairs. The aim of this study is to introduce a Latin American Spanish version of the FNAME (LAS-FNAME), examine its psychometric properties, and provide preliminary normative data in a sample of clinically normal, Spanish-speaking individuals from Antioquia, Colombia. METHOD 59 clinically-normal individuals (71% females) were recruited by the Grupo de Neurociencias in Antioquia (Colombia). Age ranged from 27 to 82 years (M = 50.31, SD = 15.32) and years of education ranged from 2 to 17 years (M = 9.02, SD = 4.11). All participants completed the LAS-FNAME and a brief neuropsychological evaluation. We examined associations between age, education, and sex and performance on the LAS-FNAME. Internal consistency, convergent and discriminant validity were also assessed. Test-restest reliability was computed for a subset of participants (n = 32). RESULTS LAS-FNAME exhibited moderate convergent validity with other memory measures (Free and Cued Selective Reminding Scale, r s=.465, p<.01; Wechsler Memory Scale III - Logical Memory Delayed Recall, r s=.479, p<.01). The subscales of the LAS-FNAME exhibited adequate internal consistency (α=.825). Test-retest reliability analyses demonstrated consistency of scores over time. Normative data was stratified by age (<50, 50-65, >65) and low and high educational attainment (≤8 and >8 years of education, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The LAS-FNAME is a valid and reliable measure to assess memory in clinically normal, Spanish-speaking individuals from Colombia for clinical and research purposes.
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- Clara Vila-Castelar
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.,Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Torres VL, Vila-Castelar C, Bocanegra Y, Baena A, Guzmán-Vélez E, Aguirre-Acevedo DC, Tirado V, Munoz C, Henao E, Moreno S, Giraldo M, Acosta N, Rios Romenets S, Langbaum JB, Cho W, Reiman EM, Tariot PN, Rosselli M, Quiroz YT, Lopera F. Normative data stratified by age and education for a Spanish neuropsychological test battery: Results from the Colombian Alzheimer's prevention initiative registry. Appl Neuropsychol Adult 2019; 28:230-244. [PMID: 31230490 DOI: 10.1080/23279095.2019.1627357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Neuropsychologists continue to face challenges when assessing Spanish-speaking individuals due to limited availability of normative data. We developed comprehensive normative data stratified by age and education for a Spanish neuropsychological test battery used by the Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia (Colombia) and the Colombian Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative Registry, which have followed large families at risk for autosomal-dominant Alzheimer's disease (ADAD) since the 1990s. Approximately 75% of these individuals are cognitively-unimpaired and are not genetically predisposed to develop ADAD. We conducted a retrospective study on neuropsychological evaluations from 2,673 cognitively unimpaired individuals (56% female), with ages ranging from 18 to 86 years and education from 1 to 25 years. Neuropsychological measures included the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease-Colombia, and other multidomain Spanish tests. We examined associations between age, education, and sex with cognitive performance. Norms stratified by age and education are presented. Cognitive performance showed small associations with age and education and was unrelated to sex. We provided population-based norms for Spanish tests targeting multiple cognitive domains using a large Colombian sample. These normative data may be helpful for the neuropsychological characterization of Spanish speakers from Latin America in clinical and research settings.
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- Valeria L Torres
- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, USA
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, USA
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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- Genentech, South San Fransisco, California, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, USA.,Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.,Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts, USA
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- Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
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Torres VL, Rosselli M, Loewenstein DA, Curiel RE, Vélez Uribe I, Lang M, Arruda F, Penate A, Vaillancourt DE, Greig MT, Barker WW, Bauer RM, Duara R. Types of errors on a semantic interference task in mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Neuropsychology 2019; 33:670-684. [PMID: 31070384 DOI: 10.1037/neu0000542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This research aimed to determine whether qualitative analysis of different types of intrusion errors on a verbal cognitive task was useful in detecting subtle cognitive impairment in preclinical stages prior to the progression to dementia. METHOD Different types of semantic intrusions on the Loewenstein-Acevedo Scales of Semantic Interference and Learning (LASSI-L) were compared across 160 individuals diagnosed as cognitively normal (CN), amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), and dementia. The sample included Hispanics and non-Hispanic European Americans. RESULTS Across diagnostic groups, the most common type of intrusion error was actual targets presented from a competing word list under conditions eliciting proactive semantic interference (PSI), and retroactive semantic interference (RSI), followed by intrusions that represented one of three overlapping semantic categories but none of the targets from List A or B. Nonsemantic intrusions rarely occurred. These competing list intrusions (CLI) and semantically related intrusions (SRI) differentiated between aMCI and CN participants. Further, these intrusion error were related to brain amyloid load, indicating their importance as potential primary markers of AD-related neurodegeneration. Ethnicity effects were not seen across the types of intrusion errors. CONCLUSIONS Two types of intrusion errors (CLI and SRI) showed differences between the CN and aMCI group, with the aMCI group evidencing a higher rate of these intrusion errors compared with the CN group. These results support previous literature about the LASSI-L's sensitivity at the earliest stages of abnormal aging. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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- 1Florida Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
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Valencia-Parparcen J, Torres VL, d' Escrivan G. [Standards for the radiological diagnosis of minor hiatal hernias]. Ann Gastroenterol Hepatol (Paris) 1970; 6:473-85. [PMID: 5485045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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