Racial Differences in Associations of Cognitive Health Status With Happiness, Helplessness, and Hopelessness Among Older Adults: An Exploratory Study.

Umucu, Emre; Lee, Beatrice; Wyman, Mary; Gooding, Diane Carol; Van Hulle, Carol Ann; Johnson, Adrienne; Ferrer Simo, Carola A; Carter, Fabu; Salazar, Hector; James, Taryn T; Bouges, Shenikqua; Lambrou, Nicholas H; Johnson, Sterling C; Asthana, Sanjay; Gleason, Carey E

Umucu, Emre; Lee, Beatrice; Wyman, Mary; Gooding, Diane Carol; Van Hulle, Carol Ann; Johnson, Adrienne; Ferrer Simo, Carola A; Carter, Fabu; Salazar, Hector; James, Taryn T; Bouges, Shenikqua; Lambrou, Nicholas H; Johnson, Sterling C; Asthana, Sanjay; Gleason, Carey E.

Afiliação

Umucu E; Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Lee B; Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
Wyman M; W. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, United States.
Gooding DC; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Van Hulle CA; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Johnson A; Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Ferrer Simo CA; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Carter F; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Salazar H; Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, United States.
James TT; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Bouges S; Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, The School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Lambrou NH; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Johnson SC; Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States.
Asthana S; W. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, United States.
Gleason CE; W. S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, United States.

Front Aging Neurosci ; 14: 890404, 2022.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35645778

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Background:

The relationship between healthy and positive aging and dementia and cognitive impairment has received limited attention in the field of aging. Affect impacts cognitive changes and processes, and cognitive impairment is associated with affective comorbidities. The purpose of the study was to examine (a) whether happiness, helplessness, and hopelessness are linked to cognitive health status, and (b) whether these associations differ by race.

Methods:

Participants were enrollees in the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's Clinical Core (ADRC). Average age at baseline was 60.85 (SD = 8.65), 73.70 (SD = 8.02), and 73.80 (SD = 9.59) years for cognitively normal individuals, individuals with MCI, and individuals with dementia, respectively.

Results:

In the full sample, chi-square test results revealed associations between Cognitive Health Status (CHS) and (a) happiness, χ2(2) = 6.06, p < 0.05, (b) helplessness, χ2(2) = 6.44, p < 0.05, and (c) hopelessness, χ2(2) = 14.11, p < 0.01.