Racial/ethnic identity, emotional support and late life cognition and cognitive decline after age 90
Higher emotional social support is associated with better baseline executive function and verbal episodic memory in adults over age 90, but this effect does not vary by race/ethnicity. This finding suggests that public health interventions that facilitate emotional support may universally benefit the oldest-old from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds.
Authors
- Rachel Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6818-7009)
- Ruijia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2759-9290)
- María M. Corrada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8168-8593)
- Kazi Sabrina Haq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5501-6320)
- Rachel A. Whitmer
- Paola Gilsanz
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- University of Montana (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_103626
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00