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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 1/2022

01-01-2022 | Concise Research Report

Culture and Cognition—the Association Between Acculturation and Self-reported Memory Problems Among Middle-aged and Older Latinos in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999 to 2014

Authors: Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS, Li-Jung Liang, PhD, Stefanie Vassar, MA, Arleen Brown, MD, PhD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 1/2022

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Cognitive decline negatively affects quality of life and increases morbidity and mortality risk.1 It is the third most expensive condition treated in the USA.1 In 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services, in the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease, called for “expanding data collection and surveillance efforts” to track the prevalence and impact of cognitive decline.1 Memory loss/problems are “one of the first warning signs of cognitive decline,”1 and tracking their prevalence may be an efficient method for monitoring population-level trends and racial/ethnic disparities in cognitive health.2 …
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Title
Culture and Cognition—the Association Between Acculturation and Self-reported Memory Problems Among Middle-aged and Older Latinos in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999 to 2014
Authors
Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS
Li-Jung Liang, PhD
Stefanie Vassar, MA
Arleen Brown, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-01-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-06608-9

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