S. Duke Han|Patricia A. Boyle|Bryan D. James|Lei Yu|David A. Bennett
Mild Cognitive Impairment and Susceptibility to Scams in Old Age
Rush University Medical Center|VA Long Beach Healthcare System|Rush University Medical Center|Rush University Medical Center|Rush University Medical Center|Rush University Medical Center
falling victim financial scams significant impact upon social financial wellbeing independence large proportion scam victims older adults whether older victims mild cognitive impairment mci higher risk remains unknownwe tested hypothesis older persons mci exhibit greater susceptibility scams compared without cognitive impairmentseven hundred thirty older adults without dementia recruited rush memory aging project communitybased epidemiologic study aging participants completed fiveitem selfreport measure susceptibility scams battery cognitive measures clinical diagnostic evaluationsin models adjusted age education gender presence mci associated greater susceptibility scams b 0125 se 0063 pvalue 0047 analyses role specific cognitive systems susceptibility scams among persons mci n 144 level performance two systems episodic memory perceptual speed abilities associated susceptibilityadults mci may susceptible scams old age older persons normal cognition lower abilities specific cognitive systems particularly perceptual speed episodic memory may contribute greater susceptibility scams mci