Depressive symptoms and cognitive function in the U.S. POINTER study
Depressive symptoms, even at low levels and in subclinical ranges, were associated with slower processing speed in a large and diverse group of community-dwelling adults. While the effect size was small, these data are consistent with other studies suggesting that slowed processing speed is one of the earliest cognitive consequences of depression in older adults.
Authors
- Heather M. Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-7696)
- Kristin R. Krueger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6388-4083)
- Michelle M. York
- Laura D. Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6217-7384)
- Bonnie C. Sachs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-7033)
- Elizabeth R. Tuminello Hartman
- Brad Caudle
- Athene Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8828-8701)
- Kathryn V. Papp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1687-4370)
- Amber Thro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6713-1601)
- Michelle Chan
- Katelyn R Garcia
- Sarah Tomaszewski Farias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8969-3387)
Institutions
- Alzheimer's Association (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Advocate Health Care (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series B
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaf114
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.47