Cognitive Differences in the Older Adults Living in the General Community

Gender and Mental Occupational State Study

Bibliographic Data

ID15480202
AuthorsEstela Calatayud (0000-0002-4307-796X, Universidad de Zaragoza), Carlos Salavera Bordás (0000-0002-8072-2390, Universidad de Zaragoza, corresponding author), Isabel Gómez‐Soria (0000-0002-0061-3312, Universidad de Zaragoza)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue6
Pages3106-3106
Publication date2021-03-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18063106
PMID33802961
OpenAlexW3137242086
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited70

Older adults are particularly vulnerable to cognitive impairment with age, and gender differences are remarkable. However, there is very little evidence to identify both baseline cognitive and occupational gender differences prior to older adults' retirement to design more efficient personalized cognitive interventions. This descriptive observational study examined gender differences in initial cognitive performance in 367 older adults with subjective memory complaints from a primary healthcare center in Zaragoza (Spain). To evaluate initial cognitive performance, the Spanish version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MEC-35) and the set test were used to measure verbal fluency. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were evaluated, and cognitive and occupational differences were analyzed per gender. Men had higher educational and occupational levels, were older and more of them were married ( p p p = 0.639). Global cognition was higher in men ( p p p = 0.105). These results could be generalized to other health centers in the province and other Spanish autonomous communities as their sociodemographic variables are similar. Individualized interventions that adapt to gender, cognitive and initial occupational performance should be developed and adapted to elderly populations living in the general community to maintain their cognitive capacity and prevent their cognitive impairment and the social health costs this would imply

Cognition · Cognitive skill · Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance · Mental health · Neuropsychology · Observational study · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Verbal fluency test · Clinical Psychology · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Frailty in Older Adults · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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