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Associations Between Trauma, Sleep, and Cognitive Impairment Among Latino and Asian Older Adults

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Trauma survivors with chronic post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to have cognitive impairment. But little is known about these outcomes among Latino and Asians who comprise more than… Click to show full abstract

Trauma survivors with chronic post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to have cognitive impairment. But little is known about these outcomes among Latino and Asians who comprise more than 80% of the U.S. immigrant population. They also experience disparities in PTSD and dementia care albeit increased exposure to trauma. This study aimed to (1) examine the association between trauma exposures and PTSD with cognitive impairment in a sample of Latino and Asian older adults; and (2) assess whether sleep quality attenuated the PTSD‐cognitive impairment association.

Keywords: latino asian; among latino; cognitive impairment; impairment; older adults; asian older

Journal Title: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Year Published: 2021

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