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ArticleInnovation in aging2026

Subjective memory concerns and cognitive aging in Puerto Rican older adults: the moderating role of chronic pain.

Tyler R Bell, Sadaf A Milani, Caitlin A Northcutt, Nathalie Gider, Ebenezer Martey, Ross Andel, Michael Crowe

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Tyler R BellDepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5702-5995
Sadaf A MilaniDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6631-6532
Caitlin A NorthcuttDepartment of Epidemiology & Environmental Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States.
Nathalie GiderDepartment of Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9766-852X
Ebenezer MarteyDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1402-2497
Ross AndelEdson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
Michael CroweDepartment of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7736-4441

Funding

Aging in Puerto Rico: Longitudinal Follow-Up of the PREHCO StudyR01AG064769 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI CROWE, MICHAEL GABRIEL · 2019 to 2023
$3.5M
Sex Differences in Pain and Treatment and their Association with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related DementiasK01AG075254 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Sadaf Arefi Milani · 2022 to 2026
$619k
Chronic Pain and Risk of Alzheimer's-Related NeurodegenerationK01AG081559 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI Tyler Reed Bell · 2023 to 2026
$505k
NIA NIH HHS K01 AG075254NIA NIH HHS K01 AG081559NIA NIH HHS R01 AG064769
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Abstract

Background and Objectives: Older Puerto Rican adults face disproportionately high dementia rates, and subjective memory concerns (SMCs) are often the earliest sign of cognitive risk. The role of chronic pain in shaping SMC-cognition associations is poorly understood. We evaluated 2 SMC items as predictors of cognition and tested whether chronic pain moderated these associations. Research Design and Methods: Participants without cognitive impairment ( Results: Perceived memory difficulty, but not perceived memory decline, was associated with worse baseline cognitive status (β = -.14, Discussion and Implications: Associations of perceived memory difficulty with episodic memory differed by chronic pain status: in the chronic pain group, SMCs tracked concurrent memory performance; in those without pain, they were associated with future episodic memory decline.

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CognitionEpisodic memoryHispanic agingPuerto Rico

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PMID42761447
PMCPMC13587249

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