The Relationship Between Anxiety, Depression and Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults: An Exploratory Cross‐Sectional Analysis of Wave 1 Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 Data
Probable depression and anxiety were found to be associated with lower cognitive function in those without evidence of dementia. People with probable anxiety showed poorer performance in tests that concerned making decisions. People with probable depression showed slower processing speed.
Authors
- Mona Kanaan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7956-7576)
- Jennifer Sweetman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1969-4586)
- Christina M. van der Feltz‐Cornelis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6925-8956)
- Lucy Stirland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5678-4583)
- Tom C. Russ (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9797-2188)
- Ian J. Deary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1733-263X)
- Paul H. Redmond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8272-8596)
- Simon R. Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-3642)
- Janie Corley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7551-1871)
Institutions
- NHS Lothian (GB)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Alzheimer Scotland (GB)
- Global Brain Health Institute (US)
- University College London (GB)
- University of York (GB)
- Hull York Medical School (GB)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.6151
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.11
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Age UK
- University of Edinburgh
- Dementias Platform UK
- National Institutes of Health
- Directorate for Biological Sciences
- Medical Research Council
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council