Characterizing Mild Behavioral Impairment and Its Relationship to Cognition in Community‐dwelling older Latinos from the Boston Latino Aging Study
Community dwelling older Latinos endorsed MBI symptoms of IMD and MA captured using the MBI-checklist self-report. MBI IMD symptoms were associated with greater subjective decline and worse objective cognition. Findings underscore the need for screening and management of neuropsychiatric symptomatology in Latino/a/e/x adults, and that such symptoms can be captured using the MBI-checklist. Future longitudinal studies with larger samples are needed to further understand cognitive effects of neuropsychiatric functioning in Latino/a/e/x and other minoritized groups.
Authors
- Diana Munera
- Lusiana Martínez
- Nadine A. Schwab
- Marta Gonzalez Catalan
- Alex L Badillo‐Cabrera
- Jennifer R. Gatchel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-9742)
- Jorge Alcina
- Daniel G Saldana
- Yakeel T. Quiroz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9714-8244)
- Clara Vila‐Castelar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8779-1487)
- Averi Giudicessi
- Jairo E. Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5888-481X)
- Elizabeth Kaplan
- Nikole A Bonillas Félix
- Liliana A Ramirez Gomez
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- McLean Hospital (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.086966
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00