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Neuropsychiatric symptoms are associated with disability in cognitively impaired Latino elderly with and without dementia: results from the Sacramento Area Latino study on Aging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18058994     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between neuropsychiatric symptoms burden and disability in cognitively impaired older Latinos.
METHODS: Subjects in the cross-sectional study were 95 cognitively impaired (both demented and non-demented) non-institutionalized Latino elderly participating in an epidemiological cohort study and their family caregivers. Care recipient neuropsychiatric symptoms (Neuropsychiatric Inventory) and level of functional impairment (i.e. impairment in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living) were assessed through interviews with family caregivers.
RESULTS: Both NPI total score and NPI depression subscale score were significantly associated with disability before and after controlling for potential confounding variables. The strength of the association between higher neuropsychiatric symptom levels and higher disability was similar for both the cognitively impaired not demented and demented groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Neuropsychiatric symptoms are associated with increased disability in a community sample of cognitively impaired Latino elderly. More effective identification and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms may improve functioning in older Latinos and reduce health disparities for this population.
Authors:
Ladson Hinton; Sarah Tomaszewski Farias; Jacob Wegelin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of geriatric psychiatry     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0885-6230     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Geriatr Psychiatry     Publication Date:  2008 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-12-20     Completed Date:  2008-05-12     Revised Date:  2013-06-06    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8710629     Medline TA:  Int J Geriatr Psychiatry     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  102-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of California, CA, USA. ladson.hinton@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cognition Disorders / psychology*,  rehabilitation
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia / psychology*,  rehabilitation
Depression / psychology,  rehabilitation
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Persons / psychology*
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / psychology,  rehabilitation
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K23 AG021511-01A1/AG/NIA NIH HHS; K2319809//PHS HHS; P30 AG010129-17/AG/NIA NIH HHS; P30AG010129/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-03/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-03S1/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-04/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-05/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-06/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-06S1/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-07A2/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-08/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-09/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-10/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-11/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-12A2/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-13/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG012975-14/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 AG031252-01A1/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R01 DK060753-01/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 DK060753-02/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 DK060753-03/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01AG12975/AG/NIA NIH HHS; R03 AG033751-01A2/AG/NIA NIH HHS
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