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| The effects of childhood residence in Japan and testing language on cognitive performance in late life among Japanese American men in Hawaii | | Author(s) | Katsuhiko Yano, John S Grove, Kamal H Masaki |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 48, no 2, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp 199-204 |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Dementia ; Screening ; Immigrants ; Ethnic groups ; Japan ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Several studies have reported that race/ethnicity and language may affect selected items of standard cognitive screening tests and that such effects may not be fully explained by differences in age and levels of education. This study examined the association of years spent in Japan during childhood with cognitive test performance in late life among Japanese American men, and assessed the influence of the language used for testing on this association. A total of 3734 Japanese American men aged between 71 and 93 years participated in the study. The outcome variable was cognitive test performance assessed using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI), which was developed for cross-cultural studies of cognitive impairment. Findings revealed that there was an inverse association between years spent in Japan during school-age years of childhood and cognitive test performance in late life. This association could not be accounted for by age, education, or other confounding factors. However, this finding was not observed in participants who preferred to be tested in Japanese. The study highlighted the importance of using the most optimal language for testing of cognitive abilities. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000502408 A |
| Classmark | DA: EA: 3V: TJ: TK: 7DT: 7T |
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