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The Nutrition, Aging and Memory in Elders (NAME) Study
— design and methods for a study of micronutrients and cognitive function in a homebound elderly population | | Author(s) | Tammy M Scott, Inga Peter, Katherine L Tucker |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 21, no 6, June 2006 |
| Pages | pp 519-528 |
| Source | http://www.interscience.wiley.com |
| Keywords | Nutrition ; Vitamins ; Ageing process ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Mental disorder ; Housebound ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The Nutrition, Aging and Memory in Elders (NAME) Study is designed to advance the current level of knowledge by investigating potential mediating factors by which micronutrient status contributes to cognitive impairment and central nervous system abnormalities in older people. NAME targets housebound elders because they are particularly at risk for poor nutritional status. Subjects aged 60+ were recruited from the three Aging Service Access Points (ASAPs) in Boston, MA. Preliminary data for the first 300 subjects are reported. These data show that the NAME protocol is feasible and that the enrolled subjects are racially diverse, at risk, and had similar basic demographics as the population from which they were drawn. The aim of the NAME study is to evaluate novel relationships between nutritional factors and cognitive impairment. These data may provide important information on potential new therapeutic strategies and supplementation standards for older people to maintain cognitive function and potentially reduce the public health costs of dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061025001 A |
| Classmark | CF: CFE: BG: DB: E: C6: 4C: 7T |
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