The Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning in Older Hispanic/Latino Adults Enrolled in an Exercise Intervention: Results From the “¡Caminemos!” Study

Rosalba Hernandez; Elaine Cheung; Minli Liao; Seth W. Boughton; Lisett G. Tito; Catherine Sarkisian

doi:10.1177/0898264317696776

The Association Between Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning in Older Hispanic/Latino Adults Enrolled in an Exercise Intervention: Results From the “¡Caminemos!” Study

Rosalba Hernandez^*, Elaine Cheung, Minli Liao, Seth W. Boughton, Lisett G. Tito, Catherine Sarkisian

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Objective: We examined the association between depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning in older Hispanics/Latinos enrolled in an exercise intervention. Method: We analyzed baseline, 1-year, and 2-year in-person interview data collected from Hispanics/Latinos aged ≥60 years participating in an exercise intervention across 27 senior centers (N = 572). Results: Mean age was 73.13 years; 77% female. At baseline, older adults screening positive for depression were 1.58 times more likely to experience cognitive impairment (p =.04); controlling for demographics and comorbid chronic conditions. Compared to peers with little to no depressive symptoms, lower cognitive functioning scores were evident at each follow-up assessment point where elevated depressive symptoms were present, but baseline depression was not associated with cognitive function in longitudinal analyses. Discussion: In older Hispanics/Latinos enrolled in an exercise intervention, though baseline depression did not predict cognitive function over time, elevated symptoms of depression were associated with greater cognitive impairment at every point in this study.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	843-862
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of aging and health
Volume	30
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264317696776
State	Published - Jul 1 2018

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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under Awards R01 AG024460 (C. Sarkisian, Principal Investigator [PI]), 1K24AG047899 (C. Sarkisian, PI), P30AG028748 (UCLA Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, D. Reuben, PI); Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Center for Health Improvement of Minority Elderly (RCMAR/ CHIME) P30-AG021684 (C. Mangione, PI); and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 1K01HL130712-01A1 (R. Hernandez, PI).

Keywords

Hispanics/Latinos
cognitive function
depressive symptoms
older adults

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Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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