Association between vision impairment and cognitive decline in older adults with stroke: Health and Retirement Study

Stroke survivors may experience multiple residual symptoms post-stroke, including vision impairment (VI) and cognitive decline. Prior studies have shown that VI is associated with cognitive decline, but have not evaluated the contribution of VI to post-stroke cognitive changes. We used data from fou...

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Published in:Aging clinical and experimental research 2021-09, Vol.33 (9), p.2605-2610
Main Authors: Hreha, Kimberly P., Downer, Brian, Ehrlich, Joshua R., Howrey, Bret, Taglialatela, Guilio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Aging
Cognition
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology
Cognitive Dysfunction - etiology
Dementia
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Interviews
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Older people
Retirement
Self Report
Short Communication
Stroke
Stroke - complications
Visual impairment
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Summary:Stroke survivors may experience multiple residual symptoms post-stroke, including vision impairment (VI) and cognitive decline. Prior studies have shown that VI is associated with cognitive decline, but have not evaluated the contribution of VI to post-stroke cognitive changes. We used data from four waves (2010–2016) of the Health and Retirement Study to investigate the cognitive trajectories of stroke survivors with and without VI. Vision (excellent–very good[ref], good, fair–poor) and stroke diagnosis were self-reported. Cognition was defined using the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status. Regression was used to model the association between vision and change in cognitive function, adjusting for confounders. The final sample included 1,439 stroke survivors and the average follow-up time was 4.1 years. Fair–poor overall ( B  = −1.30, p  
ISSN:1720-8319
1594-0667
1720-8319
DOI:10.1007/s40520-020-01776-w