Midlife cognitive testing in Africa: validity of the Harmonised Cognitive Assessment Protocol in the Kenya Life Panel Survey
This study demonstrates that the cognitive functioning of mid-age Kenyans appears to be well captured by the adapted protocol. While there is a moderate decline in cognitive performance among older individuals, this relationship appears to be mediated by education, indicating that this KLPS HCAP provides a valuable baseline for studying future cognitive decline.
Authors
- Joshua R. Ehrlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0607-3564)
- Alden L. Gross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4678-0562)
- Jean N. Ikanga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-733X)
- Anthony Ngugi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5415-8717)
- William H. Dow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4080-1668)
- Michael Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8655-9424)
- Eric Ochieng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6084-1456)
- Jinkook Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6209-719X)
- Michelle Layvant
- Edward Miguel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6927-709X)
- Madeline Duhon
Institutions
- Pepperdine University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Maseno University (KE)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096619
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94