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The Mediating Role of Proxy Respondents on the Relationship between Cognitive Function and Self-Rated Health.

Andrew G AlberthEdward Alan MillerNina M SilversteinJeffrey E StokesYan-Jhu Su
Published in: The Gerontologist (2023)
Measuring the experiences of people with cognitive impairment is challenging in survey research due to the limiting features of cognitive impairment. While having a proxy respondent helps address attrition-related measurement challenges in survey research, findings indicate that proxies report worse subjectively-rated health for people with cognitive impairment compared to individuals with comparable levels of cognitive impairment without a proxy. Future research may benefit from exploring optimal proxy-respondent characteristics.
Keyphrases
  • cognitive impairment
  • mental health
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