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Cognitive function in UK community-dwelling African Caribbean and white elders
— a pilot study | | Author(s) | Marcus Richards, Carol Brayne, Tom Dening |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 15, no 7, July 2000 |
| Pages | pp 621-630 |
| Keywords | Cognitive processes ; Evaluation ; Mental disorder ; Cognitive impairment ; Black people ; Living in the community ; Pilot ; Southwark. |
| Annotation | In recent years, there has been interest in risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in populations of African origin. Little is known about this risk in older African Caribbean residents in the UK, one difficulty being lack of consensus on an adequate test battery for this community. 45 African Caribbeans and 45 age and gender matched white community residents in a Southwark electoral ward were recruited. Participants were administered the MMSE during a screening interview, followed where possible with CERAD and CAMCOG tests, a medical examination, and a structured interview with an informant. Of 41 African Caribbeans, 18 (44%) were rated as cognitively normal, 9 (22%) cognitively impaired, and 14 (34%) demented. Of the 45 whites, 39 (87%) were rated as cognitively normal, 4 (9%) cognitively impaired, and 2 (4%) demented. African Caribbeans scored significantly lower than whites in most cognitive tests, which was not accounted for by their lower educational or occupational attainment, or their higher frequency of cardiovascular risk factors. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000823232 A |
| Classmark | DA: 4C: E: E4: TKE: K4: 4UC: 82LT |
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