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Association of Global Cognitive Function With Psychological Distress and Adherence to Public Health Recommendations During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: The Women's Health Initiative.

Aladdin H ShadyabJoseph C LarsonStephen R RappSally A ShumakerCandyce H KroenkeJaymie MelikerNazmus SaquibFarha IkramuddinYvonne L MichaelJoseph S GoveasLorena GarciaJean Wactawski-WendeJuhua LuoKathleen M HaydenJiu-Chiuan ChenJulie WeitlaufLaura D Baker
Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2022)
Among older women, we observed that: (a) lower prepandemic global cognitive function was associated with higher stress and depressive symptom severity during the pandemic; (b) higher depressive symptom severity during the pandemic was associated with cognitive decline; and (c) lower global cognitive function during the pandemic was associated with lower odds of practicing safe hygiene.
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