Relationship between cortisol level and prevalent/incident cognitive impairment and its moderating factors in older adults

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 252-262

  Potvin, Olivier ^a,b,c   Forget, Hélène ^d   Préville, Michel ^a,b   Berbiche, Djamal ^a,b   Chagnon, Yvon C ^c,e   Hudon, Carol ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN OUTAOUAIS   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cognitive decline; cognitive impairment; cortisol; elderly; stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVA LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; CANADA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; SALIVA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84871491998     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001706     Document Type: Article

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