Executive function, episodic memory, and Medicare expenditures

Executive function, episodic memory, and Medicare expenditures

Abstract Introduction We examined the relationship between health care expenditures and cognition, focusing on differences across cognitive systems defined by global cognition, executive function, or episodic memory. Methods We used linear regression models to compare annual health expenditures by c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Alzheimer's & dementia 2017-07, Vol.13 (7), p.792-800
Hauptverfasser: Bender, Alex C, Austin, Andrea M, Grodstein, Francine, Bynum, Julie P.W
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Aging
Aging - psychology
Cognition
Dementia
Dementia - diagnosis
Episodic memory
Executive function
Executive Function - physiology
Female
Health care spending
Health Expenditures
Humans
Medicare
Memory, Episodic
Neurology
United States
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Introduction We examined the relationship between health care expenditures and cognition, focusing on differences across cognitive systems defined by global cognition, executive function, or episodic memory. Methods We used linear regression models to compare annual health expenditures by cognitive status in 8125 Nurses' Health Study participants who completed a cognitive battery and were enrolled in Medicare parts A and B. Results Adjusting for demographics and comorbidity, executive impairment was associated with higher total annual expenditures of $1488 per person ( P  
ISSN:1552-5260
1552-5279
DOI:10.1016/j.jalz.2016.12.013