作者
Maria J Marquine, Cecilia Madriaga, Yanina Blumstein, Cecilia Hughes, Valentina Cancela, Graciela Muniz‐Terrera, Juan José Goyeneche, Patricia Triunfo, Marco Scavino, Jordana Breton, Lesley A Guareña, Lily Kamalyan, Daisy M Acosta, Cinthya Aguero, Sara Gloria Aguilar‐Navarro, Ganesh Babulal, Ana Y Baena, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Julian Bustin, Lissette Duque, Ivonne Z Jiménez‐Velázquez, Aleyda Maldonado, Maira Okada de Oliveira, Cecilia Serrano, Andrea Slachevsky, Marcio F Soto‐Añari, Claudia Rivera‐Fernandez, Yakeel T Quiroz
发表日期
2023/6
期刊
Alzheimer's & Dementia
卷号
19
页码范围
e061678
简介
Background
The COVID‐19 pandemic has impacted daily life worldwide, with possible negative consequences for cognitive health. Self‐reported cognitive symptoms are linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs). Identifying risk and protective factors for cognitive symptoms during the pandemic is an important step towards the development of ADRD prevention efforts. We aimed to examine correlates of cognitive symptoms among middle‐ and older‐age adults in Latin America before the availability of vaccines to prevent COVID‐19, including sociodemographic factors and changes in life.
Method
Spanish‐speaking adults ages 55‐95 (N = 2,382, Table 1) living in Latin America completed an online survey between May and December 2020. Cognitive symptoms were assessed via the 12‐item Everyday Cognition (ECog) questionnaire. Negative (e.g., economic difficulties …