RURAL–URBAN RESIDENCE, EDUCATION, AND SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE DECLINE AMONG MIDDLE AGED AND OLDER ADULTS IN THE US
Roger Wong, Amer Mansour · 2024
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Roger Wong and Amer Mansour check whether where a person lives shapes self-felt mind decline in later life. That felt decline, where people report more confusion or memory slips, is a known risk sign for dementia. Their 2024 study uses a large 2022 US health survey of adults past forty-five.
Nearly sixty-four thousand adults gave data. Felt decline was more common in rural than urban residents, and the gap held after many factors were weighed. Schooling showed a soft link the other way, but it did not reach firm ground. Nor did schooling blunt the rural gap at any level. The pair call for work on what drives rural risk, and on steps to slow it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Roger Wong, Amer Mansour |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |