Cognitive reserve and lifestyle in Spanish individuals with sporadic Alzheimer's disease.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
; 26(7): 542-54, 2011 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Some authors suggest that besides the fundamental components, cognitive reserve (CR) also reflects the influence of a combination of factors that improve mental health.METHOD:
After obtaining the sociodemographic profile of each participant and evaluating their neurologic and neuropsychologic abilities, first, homogeneity analysis was used as a technique to select variables and reduce the number of categories with similar behavior; then CR construct was identified through a latent class analysis model. It was then possible to categorize participants according to their level in this construct and compare the neuropsychological performance of the subgroups that emerged, using a t test of differences of means for independent samples.RESULTS:
Participants with Alzheimer's disease with low CR scores exhibited significantly greater deficits in measures of memory, attention, and language than patients with high CR.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results ratify the effect of higher education, higher professional performance, and ludic activities on CR.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Reserva Cognitiva
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Enfermedad de Alzheimer
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Estilo de Vida
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA