The association between memory, COVID-19 testing, and COVID-19 incidence in middle-aged and older adults : a prospective analysis of the CLSA

We investigated the association between pre-COVID-19 memory function and (a) receipt of a COVID-19 test and (b) incidence of COVID-19 using the COVID-19 Questionnaire Study (CQS) of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). The CQS included 28,565 middle-aged and older adults. We regressed receipt of a COVID-19 test on participants' immediate and delayed recall memory scores and re-ran the regression models with COVID-19 incidence as the outcome. All regression models were adjusted for sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health covariates. In the analytical sample (n = 21,930), higher delayed recall memory (better memory) was significantly associated with lower COVID-19 incidence. However, this association was not significant for immediate recall memory. Immediate and delayed recall memory were not associated with receipt of a COVID-19 test. Health policymakers and practitioners may viewmemory status as a potential risk for COVID-19. Memory status may not be a barrier to COVID-19 testing.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition - (2024) vom: 16. Apr., Seite 1-18

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oremus, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Tyas, Suzanne L [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Leilei [VerfasserIn]
Newall, Nancy [VerfasserIn]
Maxwell, Colleen J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Canadian longitudinal study on aging
Incidence
Journal Article
Memory
Testing

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Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1080/13825585.2024.2342500

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM371129605