Older Adults With Limited Literacy Are at Increased Risk for Likely Dementia
Abstract
Low literacy is common among the elderly and possibly more reflective of educational attainment than years of school completed. We examined the association between literacy and risk of likely dementia in older adults.Participants were 2,458 black and white elders (aged 71-82) from the Health, Aging and Body Composition study, who completed the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and were followed for 8 years. Participants were free of...
Paper Details
Title
Older Adults With Limited Literacy Are at Increased Risk for Likely Dementia
Published Date
Oct 24, 2013
Volume
69
Issue
7
Pages
900 - 906
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