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High socio-economic status and conversion from mild cognitive impairment
— a preliminary study | | Author(s) | Anna V Orchard, Syd Hiskey, Leanne Andrews |
| Journal title | FPOP Newsletter, no 122, January 2013 |
| Publisher | British Psychological Society, January 2013 |
| Pages | pp 50-55 |
| Source | www.bps.org.uk |
| Keywords | Wealthy elderly ; Cognitive impairment ; Evaluation ; Essex. |
| Annotation | Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is thought to be a prodromal phase in dementia, which most of those with MCI eventually develop. However, almost a third do not, and some even revert to normal functioning. Understanding facts associated with conversion is therefore important. This study explored whether high socio-economic status (SES) among individuals seen within an Essex-based memory clinic differentially affected whether they remained in the MCI range or converted to dementia at one-year follow-up. Forty people aged 65+ given a diagnosis of MCI at initial assessment and subsequently reassessed one year later, were included. Individual SES was retrospectively rated according to postcode. Chi square analyses failed to find a significant difference between the conversion rates of those with low and high SES. However, just 15% of the sample were classified within the lowest two SES categories. This preliminary study suggests that high SES does not reduce the rate of conversion from MCI to dementia. Moreover, individuals with low SES were poorly represented within the sample. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130322215 A |
| Classmark | F:W7: E4: : 4C: 8ES |
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