Open AccessImpact of Depression and Nicotine Dependence on Executive Functioning in Rural Older Adult Smokers
Author(s) -
Devon Noonan,
Nikolas J Silva,
Shawn M. McClintock,
Susan G. Silva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of addictions nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1548-7148
pISSN - 1088-4602
DOI - 10.1097/jan.0000000000000436
Subject(s) - executive dysfunction , nicotine , depression (economics) , population , psychiatry , psychology , smoking cessation , medicine , executive functions , young adult , clinical psychology , cognition , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , neuropsychology , economics , macroeconomics
Rural older adults are an underserved population with high rates of smoking and related morbidity and mortality. Age-related executive function deficits are common in older smokers; however, the association of depression and nicotine dependence on executive function has not been explored. This study addressed whether depression and nicotine dependence are related to executive dysfunction in rural older adult smokers.