OLDER AFRICAN AMERICANS LIVING ALONE WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS

Preserving Cognition in Older African Americans with Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Personal Mastery and All-Cause Mortality among Older Americans Living with Diabetes

Introduction: Higher personal mastery is associated with better physical functioning, wellbeing, and longevity among older populations. However, few studies have focused on whether personal mastery is protective against mortality among older adults living with diabetes over time.  Methods: A total of 1,779 participants were identified from an off-year survey of the Health and Retirement Study....

Cognitive Activities and Instrumental Activity of Daily Living in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

AIMS This study aimed to identify differences in the implementation of cognitive activities and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) between healthy individuals and subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). METHODS The study included 2,498 cognitively healthy subjects (mean age, 71.2 ± 5.1 years) and 809 MCI subjects (mean age, 71.8 ± 5.4 years). The subjects were interviewed ...

Life expectancy with and without cognitive impairment by diabetes status among older Americans

Diabetes affects mortality and cognitive functioning. It is not known how diabetes influences life expectancy (LE) with and without cognitive impairment. We seek to examine age at onset of cognitive impairment and life expectancy (LE) with and without cognitive impairment by diabetes status among middle- and older-aged Americans. Data come from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study 2000-2012 lin...

Determinants of Activity Levels in African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment.

Engaging in cognitive, social, and physical activities may prevent cognitive decline. In a sample of older African Americans with mild cognitive impairment (MCI; N=221), we investigated the cross-sectional relationships between activity levels and participants' demographic, clinical, and neuropsychological characteristics. The average age of participants was 75.4 years (SD, 7.0); 177 (80.1%) we...