Association of depressive symptoms and subjective memory complaints with the incidence of cognitive impairment in older adults with high blood pressure

Borda

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

et al. 2020

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Introduction: As the world’s population ages, the prevalence of cognitive impairment associated with age increases. This increase is particularly pronounced in Asia and South-America. The objective of this study was to investigate separately the longitudinal association of physical activity and cognitive function in; older adults in Mexico and South Korea. Materials and Methods: This is a secondary analysis of two surveys, The Mexican Health and aging Study (MHAS) (n = 5853) and Korean Longitudinal Study of aging (KLoSA) (n = 5188), designed to study the aging process of older adults living in Mexico and South Korea. Participants older than 50 years were selected from rural and urban areas achieving a representative sample. Physical activity was assessed using self-report. Cognition was assessed using Cross-Cultural Cognitive Examination (CCCE) and Minimental state examination (MMSE) in Mexico and South Korea respectively. Here we investigate the longitudinal association between physical activity and cognition during 3 years for MHAS and 4 years for KLoSA using multiple linear regression analyses. Results: The prevalence of physical activity was 40.68 % in MHAS and 35.57 % in KLoSA. In the adjusted longitudinal multivariate analysis, an independent association was found between physical activity and MMSE score OR 0.0866 (CI 0.0266-0.1467 p-value 0.0047) in the Korean older adults, while there was no significant association in MHAS. Conclusions: Physical activity could have a protective effect on the cognitive decline associated with aging in the Korean population.

“…The recruitment of participants and methods used in MHAS and KLoSA have been described in detail elsewhere( Borda et al, 2019 ; Kim, Kim, Kwon, & Park, 2019 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Association between physical activity and cognition in Mexican and Korean older adults

Borda

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

et al. 2020

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“…We chose the baseline characteristics [age (Hokett and Duarte, 2019; Scullin et al, 2019), gender (Spencer, 2008), high blood pressure (Borda et al, 2019; Kumar et al, 2019), high blood lipids (Reijmer et al, 2009; Kruisbrink et al, 2017), diabetes (Margolis et al, 2019; Zhu et al, 2019), being overweight (Mora-Gonzalez et al, 2019; Yeo et al, 2019), atrial fibrillation (Takii et al, 2016; Yeung et al, 2019), smoking (Blaes et al, 2019; Cohen et al, 2019), family history of stroke (Baumann et al, 2012; Reeves et al, 2014), and history of transient ischemic attack (Takahashi et al, 2009; Sico et al, 2017)] according to previous reports indicating that these parameters would affect sleep and memory. The statistical difference for baseline characteristics was insignificant between the two groups (Table 1, p > 0.05).…”

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confidence: 99%

Eight-Section Brocade Exercises Improve the Sleep Quality and Memory Consolidation and Cardiopulmonary Function of Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation-Associated Stroke

Wang

Liu

et al. 2019

Front. Psychol.

Purpose: Poor sleep quality is harmful for everyone and potentially even more harmful for older adults with atrial fibrillation-associated stroke (AFAS). This study aims to explore the effects of eight-section brocade (ESB) on sleep quality, memory, and cardiopulmonary function in the older adults with AFAS.Methods: Older adults with AFAS and sleep disorders were recruited and divided into the ESB (EG, n = 85) and control groups (CG, general exercise, n = 85). EG patients received 60 min ESB exercises 5 times a week for 12 weeks; CG patients received normal exercise. Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) scores (poor sleepers ≥8 and normal sleepers < 8), memory for word pairs (poor memory ≤ 7 and normal memory > 7), left ventricular posterior wall (LVPW) thickness, and maximum ventilation (MV, to evaluate cardiopulmonary function) values were measured. The correlation between sleep and memory quality was analyzed using PSQI scores and word pairs via the Pearson correlation coefficients test. Adjusted Cox models were used to explore an interaction between PSQI and ESB exercise.Results: After 12-week exercise intervention, ESB improved sleep quality, latency, duration, disturbance and daytime dysfunction when compared to conventional exercise. In similar cases, the MV values in the EG were also higher than that in the CG (p = 0.009). ESB intervention could not affect the cardiac structure and left ventricular ejection fraction. Compared with the CG, the ESB intervention reduced PSQI scores and increased memorized word pairs (p < 0.001 for poor and normal sleepers in both unadjusted and adjusted analysis, p = 0.012 and 0.003 for poor and normal memory). The test of Pearson correlation coefficients showed that PSQI scores were strongly associated with the number of word pairs in both unadjusted and adjusted analyses (p < 0.0001).Conclusion: Eight-section brocade exercise improved sleep quality and memory consolidation and cardiopulmonary function by reducing PSQI scores, increasing word pairs and MV values in the older adults with AFAS.

“…SMCs are also a good predictor of dementia risk, as shown by numerous studies [ 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 ] because they are one of the first signs of the loss of alertness. SMCs are an early marker of future cognitive decline and can be incorporated into the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and neurodegenerative dementias ( Table 3 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Pharmacists’ Knowledge of Factors Associated with Dementia: The A-to-Z Dementia Knowledge List

Ramos

Moreno

Peinado

et al. 2021

IJERPH

Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease with no cure that can begin up to 20 years before its diagnosis. A key priority in patients with dementia is the identification of early modifiable factors that can slow the progression of the disease. Community pharmacies are suitable points for cognitive-impairment screening because of their proximity to patients. Therefore, the continuous training of professionals working in pharmacies directly impacts the public health of the population. The main purpose of this study was to assess community pharmacists’ knowledge of dementia-related factors. Thus, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 361 pharmacists via an online questionnaire that quizzed their knowledge of a list of dementia-related factors, which we later arranged into the A-to-Z Dementia Knowledge List. We found that younger participants had a better knowledge of risk factors associated with dementia. The risk factors most often identified were a family history of dementia followed by social isolation. More than 40% of the respondents did not identify herpes labialis, sleep more than 9 h per day, and poor hearing as risk factors. A higher percentage of respondents were better able to identify protective factors than risk factors. The least known protective factors were internet use, avoidance of pollution, and the use of anti-inflammatory drugs. Pharmacists’ knowledge of dementia-related factors should be renewed with the aim of enhancing their unique placement to easily implement cognitive-impairment screening.