Measures of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer’s disease
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| author | Margarida Sobral |
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| contents | Measures of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer’s disease Margarida Sobral Maria Helena Pestana Constança Paúl Psicología education cognitive reserve leisure activities Alzheimer’s disease lifelong occupation Introduction: Cognitive reserve (CR), a hypothetical construct used to obtain information about cognitive aging, describes the capacity of the adult brain to cope with the effects of neurodegenerative processes. This study evaluated CR using a CR questionnaire (CRQ) and a set of variables (education, leisure activities, lifelong occupation) that inform CR. It also developed a CR index, validated the CRQ, and examined the correlation between the different CR measures. Methods: Functional and neuropsychological capacities of 75 outpatients (mean age: 80.2 years) with a probable AD diagnosis were evaluated. Socio-demographic data and clinical variables were collected. Patients completed two questionnaires: the Participation in Leisure Activities throughout Life questionnaire, and the CRQ. Results: Participants with a greater CR had higher scores in cognitive tests than the elderly with a lower CR. A CR index was developed. CRQ reliability was 0.795 (Cronbach’s alpha). There was a close association between the CR Index and the CRQ. Conclusions: This study found an association between CR measures and education, occupation and participation in leisure activities. The CRQ seems to be a suitable instrument to measure CR in Portuguese populations. 2014 artículo científico 2237-6089 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=311032220006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3110 Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy application/pdf Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.36 |
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| spellingShingle | Measures of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer’s disease Margarida Sobral Psicología education cognitive reserve leisure activities Alzheimer’s disease lifelong occupation Measures of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer’s disease Margarida Sobral Maria Helena Pestana Constança Paúl Psicología education cognitive reserve leisure activities Alzheimer’s disease lifelong occupation Introduction: Cognitive reserve (CR), a hypothetical construct used to obtain information about cognitive aging, describes the capacity of the adult brain to cope with the effects of neurodegenerative processes. This study evaluated CR using a CR questionnaire (CRQ) and a set of variables (education, leisure activities, lifelong occupation) that inform CR. It also developed a CR index, validated the CRQ, and examined the correlation between the different CR measures. Methods: Functional and neuropsychological capacities of 75 outpatients (mean age: 80.2 years) with a probable AD diagnosis were evaluated. Socio-demographic data and clinical variables were collected. Patients completed two questionnaires: the Participation in Leisure Activities throughout Life questionnaire, and the CRQ. Results: Participants with a greater CR had higher scores in cognitive tests than the elderly with a lower CR. A CR index was developed. CRQ reliability was 0.795 (Cronbach’s alpha). There was a close association between the CR Index and the CRQ. Conclusions: This study found an association between CR measures and education, occupation and participation in leisure activities. The CRQ seems to be a suitable instrument to measure CR in Portuguese populations. 2014 artículo científico 2237-6089 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=311032220006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3110 Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy application/pdf Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.36 |
| title | Measures of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer’s disease |
| topic | Psicología education cognitive reserve leisure activities Alzheimer’s disease lifelong occupation |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=311032220006 |