Depression Significantly Predicts Clinical Functioning Among Hispanic older adults
Depression significantly predicted poorer clinical functioning among the Hispanic group only even when controlling for the effects of diagnosis. These findings indicate that the effect of emotional symptoms has a clinical impact on functioning among Hispanic older adults and may be related to increased risk of further decline and ADRD diagnosis. These results have important implications for dementia care. Future studies should examine these associations as they relate to ADRD risk and longitudinal clinical functioning.
Authors
- Miriam J. Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0816-8313)
- Michael Marsiske (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5973-2116)
- Andres Duarte
- Dilianna Padrón
- Patricia García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-2256)
- Jacob Fiala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0430-869X)
- Ranjan Duara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8060-6309)
- Lisandra Mendoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5468-9646)
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (US)
- Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (US)
- Indiana University Bloomington (US)
- Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana (US)
- Carlos Albizu University (PR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.088084
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00