Objective: To determine the prevalence of cognitive disability as a function of advanced age
and gender in elderly nursing home and community‐dwelling populations. Since cognitive …

Cross-sectional differences and longitudinal changes in cognitive functioning in relation to
mortality across a 7-year follow-up period, with 3 times of measurement, were examined in a …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the cognitive performance and functional status of the normal
oldest old (85+ years) with that of normal older persons aged 65 to 84 years to identify age …

Objectives: To examine hospital use for patients with evidence of cognitive decline indicative
of early cognitive impairment. Design: Medicare Part A hospital utilization data were linked …

OBJECTIVE: To determine if age, education, and dementia status affect neuropsychological
performance in old and very old frail residential care subjects. DESIGN: Descriptive study of …

OBJECTIVES: To examine the extent to which cognitive status and decline in cognitive
status predict mortality in older Mexican Americans. DESIGN: Longitudinal cohort. SETTING …

The relationship between cognitive function and survivorship was examined in a community-
dwelling sample. Survival analysis was used to examine how level and change in …

The objective of this study was to determine a possible differential effect of age, education,
and sex on cognitive speed, verbal memory, executive functioning, and verbal fluency in …

The purpose of this study was to examine the cognition–survival relationship among
nondemented individuals in late life. The longitudinal design included three examinations at …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether older women who maintain optimal cognitive function
into old age differ from those who experience minor cognitive decline typically associated …