Robert S. Wilson|Lei Yu|Bryan D. James|David A. Bennett|Patricia A. Boyle
Association of financial and health literacy with cognitive health in old age
Rush University Medical Center|Rush University Medical Center|Rush University Medical Center|Rush University Medical Center|Rush University Medical Center
tested hypothesis higher financial health literacy associated better cognitive health 755 older persons completed literacy measure 679 sd 145 annual clinical evaluations mean 34 years proportional hazards models higher literacy associated decreased risk developing incident alzheimers disease n 68 results similar financial health literacy subscales adjustment potential confounders mixedeffects models higher literacy related higher baseline level cognition reduced cognitive decline multiple domains among 602 persons without cognitive impairment baseline higher literacy associated reduced rate cognitive decline risk developing incident mild cognitive impairment n 142 results suggest higher levels financial health literacy associated maintenance cognitive health old age