ArticleInternational journal of geriatric psychiatry2019
Risk of dementia and mild cognitive impairment among older adults in same-sex relationships.
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- Postacute Care and Long-term Care for LGBTQ+ Older Adults.Clinics in geriatric medicine · 2024Review
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- Spouses of individuals living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia in the United States: A descriptive, population-based study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Neurocognitive health in LGBTQIA+ older adults: current state of research and recommendations.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Childhood Sexual Trauma and Subjective Cognitive Decline: An Assessment of Racial/Ethnic and Sexual Orientation Disparities.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2023Article
- Do supportive work environments matter for minority aging? Work stress and subjective cognitive impairment among middle-age and older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer adults.Acta psychologica · 2023Article
- The structural and social determinants of Alzheimer's disease related dementias.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023Review
- Minority Stress and Psychosocial Influences on Cognitive Performance in Sexual Minority Older Adults.Innovation in aging · 2023Article
- Cognitive Aging in Same- and Different-Sex Relationships: Comparing Age of Diagnosis and Rate of Cognitive Decline in the Health and Retirement Study.Gerontology · 2023Article
- Cognitive Aging with Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or No Impairment: A Comparison of Same- and Mixed-Sex Couples.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2023Observational
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introductionSexual minority discrimination might lead to a higher risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of MCI and dementia between older adults in same-sex relationships (SSR) and opposite-sex relationships (OSR).
methodsWe analyzed longitudinal data from the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center up to September 2017. Analyses included cognitively normal individuals 55+ at baseline who had a spouse, partner, or companion as study partner at any assessment. Associations were calculated using survival analysis adjusting for demographics and APOE-e4 carrier status.
resultsHazard ratios of MCI and dementia did not differ statistically between SSR and OSR individuals in the total sample nor stratified by sex.
conclusionThe lack of association between SSR and MCI and dementia warrants future research into their potential resilience mechanisms and the inclusion of sexual minority status questions in research and surveillance studies. The potential recruitment bias caused by nonprobabilistic sampling of the cohort and the reporting and ascertainment bias caused by using SSR to infer sexual minority status may have influenced our findings.
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