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Does education level determine the course of cognitive decline?
Author(s)Didier Leibovici, Karen Ritchie, Bernard Ledésert, Jacques Touchon
Journal titleAge and Ageing, vol 25, no 5, September 1996
Pagespp 392-397
KeywordsEducational status [elderly] ; Cognitive impairment ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Cognitive processes ; Correlation.
AnnotationMany studies have implicated low education as a risk factor for cognitive impairment in older people. Findings are, however, inconsistent and the mechanism by which education level may intervene in senescent cognitive change is uncertain. This study examines cognitive change over a 1-year period in 283 older people manifesting recent subclinical deterioration in at least one area of cognitive functioning. The results suggest that the impact of both education level and young adult IQ on the degree of cognitive change over the year is greater in older age groups. Secondary memory and language functions were found to be more resistant to decline in the high-education group, while attention, implicit memory and visuo-spatial skills are found to decline irrespective of education level.
Accession NumberCPA-970326010 A
ClassmarkF:V: E4: DB: DA: 49

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