The Association of Cultural Participation and Social Engagement With Self-Reported Diagnosis of Memory Problems Among American Indian and Alaska Native Elders

Overview

Journal J Aging Health

Publisher Sage Publications

Specialty Geriatrics

Date 2021 Jun 25

PMID 34167346

Citations 3

Authors

Collette Adamsen

Spero M Manson

Luohua Jiang

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Abstract

This study examines the association of cultural participation and social engagement with self-reported diagnosis of memory problems among older American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). We conducted a cross-sectional study of 14,827 AI/ANs using data from the 2014-2017 cycle of the (ION). Logistic regression was used to examine the association of cultural participation and social engagement with self-reported diagnosis of memory problems. Compared to older AI/ANs who reported high cultural participation and/or high social engagement, those characterized by low cultural participation and/or low social engagement exhibited significantly higher odds of a self-reported diagnosis of memory problems (OR = 1.863, 95% CI: [1.269, 2.734], = .001). Older AI/ANs who described either or both low cultural participation and low social engagement endorsed far more self-reported diagnoses of memory problems, suggesting a strong association that warrants further study for potential causality.

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