Trajectories of Cognitive Impairment in Adults Bearing Vascular Risk Factors, with or without Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Findings from a Longitudinal Study Assessing Executive Functions, Memory, and Social Cognition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Procedure
2.3. Ethics
2.4. Participants
3. Measures
3.1. Main Neuropsychological Assessment
3.1.1. Global Cognitive Status
3.1.2. Measures of Executive Functions
3.1.3. Measures of Memory
3.1.4. Measures of Theory of Mind
4. Statistical Analysis
4.1. Results
4.1.1. Global Cognitive Status
4.1.2. Executive Functions
4.1.3. Memory
4.1.4. Theory of Mind
5. Discussion
5.1. Cognitive Abilities’ Decline in People with VRF
5.2. Social Cognition Abilities’ Decline in People with VRF + MCI
5.3. Cognitive Abilities Which Differentiate People with VRF from People with VRF + MCI
6. Conclusions
Limitations and Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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EVALUATION 1 | EVALUATION 2 | EVALUATION 3 | ||
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MOCA | ||||
MCI | 24.7 (SD 1.3) | 24.5 (SD 1.4) | 24.3 (SD 1.7) | |
VRF | 26.4 (SD 1.0) | 26.1 (SD 1.0) | 25.8 (SD 1.1) | |
TRAIL TEST B | ||||
MCI | 88.9 (SD 16.8) | 116.3 (SD 137.9) | 102.9 (SD 22.3) | |
VRF | 87.2 (SD 11.8) | 90.2 (SD 11.8) | 90.7 (SD 7.6) | |
DESIGN FLUENCY 1 | ||||
MCI | 9.6 (SD 1.8) | 9.5 (SD 1.8) | 8.1 (SD 2.1) | |
VRF | 10.4 (SD 1.8) | 11.1 (SD 1.4) | 10.1 (SD 1.6) | |
DESIGN FLUENCY 2 | ||||
MCI | 10.6 (SD 1.8) | 9.0 (SD 1.9) | 8.1 (SD 1.9) | |
VRF | 10.5 (SD 2.0) | 11.6 (SD 1.4) | 10.4 (SD 1.4) | |
DESIGN FLUENCY 3 | ||||
MCI | 7.7 (SD 1.7) | 6.6 (SD 1.8) | 7.8 (SD 1.9) | |
VRF | 10.7 (SD 1.6) | 10.0 (1.4) | 9.9 (SD 1.7) | |
SHORT-TERM MEMORY | ||||
MCI | 4.7 (SD 0.89) | 4.3 (SD 0.86) | 4.2 (SD 0.83) | |
VRF | 5.1 (SD 1.1) | 4.6 (1.8) | 4.4 (SD 0.81) | |
WORKING MEMORY | ||||
MCI | 3.4 (SD.0.50) | 3.3 (SD 0.49) | 3.5 (SD 0.50) | |
VRF | 4.0 (SD 0.78) | 4.1 (SD 0.71) | 3.6 (SD 0.68) | |
LONG-TERM MEMORY | ||||
MCI | 3.2 (SD 0.71) | 3.7 (SD 0.91) | 4.0 (SD 0.70) | |
VRF | 5.6 (SD 2.1) | 5.9 (SD 1.6) | 5.6 (SD 1.6) | |
SINCERE EXCHANGE | ||||
MCI | 8.5 (SD 1.8) | 8.9 (SD 1.4) | 7.0 (SD 2.1) | |
VRF | 9.6 (SD 1.7) | 9.4 (SD 1.7) | 10 (SD 1.7) | |
SIMPLE SARCASM | ||||
MCI | 13.1(SD 2.0) | 11.8 (SD 1.6) | 11.2 (SD 2.4) | |
VRF | 10.9 (SD 2.6) | 10.3 (SD 1.9) | 10.6 (SD 1.6) | |
PARADOXICAL SARCASM | ||||
MCI | 10.0 (SD 1.9) | 9.2 (SD 1.7) | 8.9 (SD1.9) | |
VFE | 10.6 (SD 2.2) | 10.2 (SD 1.7) | 10.4 (SD 1.5) |
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Tsentidou, G.; Moraitou, D.; Tsolaki, M.; Masoura, E.; Papaliagkas, V. Trajectories of Cognitive Impairment in Adults Bearing Vascular Risk Factors, with or without Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Findings from a Longitudinal Study Assessing Executive Functions, Memory, and Social Cognition. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 3017. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12123017
Tsentidou G, Moraitou D, Tsolaki M, Masoura E, Papaliagkas V. Trajectories of Cognitive Impairment in Adults Bearing Vascular Risk Factors, with or without Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Findings from a Longitudinal Study Assessing Executive Functions, Memory, and Social Cognition. Diagnostics. 2022; 12(12):3017. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12123017
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsentidou, Glykeria, Despina Moraitou, Magdalini Tsolaki, Elvira Masoura, and Vasileios Papaliagkas. 2022. "Trajectories of Cognitive Impairment in Adults Bearing Vascular Risk Factors, with or without Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Findings from a Longitudinal Study Assessing Executive Functions, Memory, and Social Cognition" Diagnostics 12, no. 12: 3017. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12123017