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ArticleJournal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society2022

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Subjective Cognitive Decline in the US.

Monique J Brown, Amandeep Kaur, Titilayo James, Carlos Avalos, Prince N O Addo, Elizabeth Crouch, Nikki L Hill

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Article in Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Monique J BrownDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, 49112University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9552-244X
Amandeep KaurDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, 49112University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Titilayo JamesDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, 49112University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Carlos AvalosDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, 49112University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Prince N O AddoDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, 49112University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Elizabeth CrouchRural and Minority Health Research Center, Arnold School of Public Health, 49112University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Nikki L HillCollege of Nursing, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
University of South Carolina · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

Biomedical-Behavioral Interface: Prevention and Developmental Sciences TrainingT32GM081740 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI PRINZ, RONALD J · 2008 to 2022
$4.5M
Developing a trauma-focused intervention for older adults living with HIVK01MH115794 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI BROWN, MONIQUE JANIEL · 2018 to 2023
$657k
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM081740NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH115794
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) among a representative sample of the adult US population.

methodsData were obtained from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (

resultsSexual (adjusted OR (aOR: 2.83; 95% CI: 2.42-3.31)), physical/psychological (aOR: 2.05; 95% CI: 1.83-2.29), and environmental (aOR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.74-2.16) ACEs were associated with SCD in the past year. There was also a dose-response relationship between ACE score and SCD.

conclusionACEs were associated with SCD. Interventions to maximize cognitive health in aging and prevent future cognitive impairment should consider the potential role of ACEs among affected populations.

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Adverse Childhood ExperiencesCognitive DysfunctionBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemHumansSexual Behaviorabuse and neglectcognitionepidemiologymental healthquantitative methods

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PMID34898321
PMCPMC8969160
OpenAlexW4200156571

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