Anxiety symptoms predicted decline in episodic memory in cognitively healthy older adults: A 3-year prospective study.

Ada Wai-Tung FungJoyce Sau Wa LeeAllen Ting Chun LeeLinda Chiu Wa Lam

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2018)

Anxious healthy older adults showed specific decline in episodic memory over a 3-year interval. Our result suggested that anxiety symptoms are predictive of episodic memory decline in cognitively healthy older adults and may be an early sign of neurodegenerative disorders.

Keyphrases

physical activity
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cognitive decline
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