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P4‐406: THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE COMMUNITY‐DWELLING ELDERLY
Author(s) -
Chen Yi-Chieh,
Chen Jen-Hau,
Chiou Jeng-Min,
Chen Ta-Fu,
Chen Yen-Ching
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.4078
Subject(s) - cognition , verbal fluency test , psychology , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , gerontology , cohort , montreal cognitive assessment , clinical psychology , medicine , neuropsychology , psychiatry , cognitive impairment
various cognitive, sleep, and mood assessments and questionnaires. Patients also completed OSA screening using the ApneaLink Air HSAT. The HSAT will be considered a feasible technique if 80% of the study population obtain 4 hours of analyzable data. Results: To date, sixty-three patients have completed baseline testing and attempted HSAT. The mean age is 72.37611.29 years, 47.6% are male and the median Montreal Cognitive Assessment score is 22. Fifty-nine participants (93.7%) obtained 4 hours of analyzable data using the HSAT. Conclusions: Our preliminary analysis demonstrates HSAT is feasible in a cognitively impaired patient population. As OSA is a modifiable risk factor for patients with dementia, HSAT has the potential to lead to expedited treatment for OSA, which may potentially improve health related outcomes such as cognition.