Black and White Men at Risk for Memory Impairment
作者:
Graham McDougall,
Ezra Holston,
期刊:
Nursing Research
(OVID Available online 2003)
卷期:
Volume 52,
issue 1
页码: 42-46
ISSN:0029-6562
年代: 2003
出版商: OVID
关键词: African American;elderly;male;memory performance;memory self-efficacy
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
BackgroundBlacks are under-represented in government-funded research. Epidemiological data indicate that morbidity and mortality in the United States are higher in Blacks than in Whites.ObjectiveTo examine memory performance in a sample of Black and White healthy men 70 years of age and older.MethodSixty-nine (24 Black, 45 White) men participated in a study of memory performance. All individuals lived either in private homes or subsidized high-rise apartments.ResultsBlack men had higher anxiety about their memories, used fewer internal and external memory strategies, and had less confidence and less understanding of their everyday memory than White men. Based on their depression scores, more Black men (35%) were at risk for depression than White men (10%). Even though there were no differences in the numbers of men who lived alone, White men were five times more likely to be married and live with a spouse (27 vs. 5).ConclusionIn this sample of Black and White men, there were no differences in actual memory performance, but significant differences were found in the subjective aspects of memory evaluation.
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