Open AccessDegree of cognitive impairment and mortality: a 17-year follow-up in a community study
Author(s) -
Javier Santabárbara,
Raúl López-Antón,
Guillermo Marcos,
Concepción DelaCámara,
Elena Lobo,
Pedro Saz,
Patricia Gracia-García,
Tirso Ventura,
Antonio Campayo,
Leocadio Rodrı́guez-Mañas,
Beatriz Olaya,
Josep María Haro,
Luis SalvadorCarulla,
Norman Sartorius,
António Lobo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
epidemiology and psychiatric sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.718
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 2045-7979
pISSN - 2045-7960
DOI - 10.1017/s2045796014000390
Subject(s) - cognitive impairment , population , cognition , medicine , hazard ratio , mini–mental state examination , demography , gerontology , psychology , confidence interval , psychiatry , environmental health , sociology
To test the hypothesis that cognitive impairment in older adults is associated with all-cause mortality risk and the risk increases when the degree of cognitive impairment augments; and then, if this association is confirmed, to report the population-attributable fraction (PAF) of mortality due to cognitive impairment.