Level of reading skills as a measure of cognitive reserve in elderly adults

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dc.contributor.authorSoto Añari, Marcio
dc.contributor.authorFlores Valdivia, Gilda
dc.contributor.authorFernández-Guinea, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-29T22:19:55Z
dc.date.available2019-01-29T22:19:55Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. Cognitive reserve modulates between neurodegenerative processes and the clinical manifestations of cognitive impairment and dementia. This construct is associated with the capacity to optimise the execution of tasks by recruiting neuronal networks and with the use of alternative cognitive strategies that would be mediated by formal educational processes. Aim. To analyse the level of reading skills as a measure of cognitive reserve and as a reliable predictor of performance in tests for evaluating different cognitive domains. Subjects and methods. The sample consisted of 87 healthy subjects who were asked to complete the Word Naming test as an indicator of the level of reading skills; this allowed us to divide the sample into subjects with a low and a high level of reading ability. A broad neuropsychological battery was then applied. Results. The subjects with a low level of reading skills displayed lower general cognitive performance, reduced processing speed and cognitive deficits. Furthermore, the level of reading skills is a better predictor of performance in executive functions and general cognitive performance than the variables age, years of schooling and education. Conclusions. The level of reading skills has shown itself to be a good measure of cognitive reserve and a reliable predictor of executive and cognitive functioning in ageing. © 2013 Revista de Neurología.es_PE
dc.description.uriTrabajo de investigaciónes_PE
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33588/rn.5602.2012402es_PE
dc.identifier.issn2100010es_PE
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12590/15877
dc.language.isoenges_PE
dc.publisherScopuses_PE
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dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccesses_PE
dc.sourceRepositorio Institucional - UCSPes_PE
dc.sourceUniversidad Católica San Pabloes_PE
dc.sourceScopuses_PE
dc.subjectarticlees_PE
dc.subjectcognitive defectes_PE
dc.subjectcognitive reservees_PE
dc.subjectdementiaes_PE
dc.subjecthumanes_PE
dc.subjecthuman experimentes_PE
dc.subjectmajor clinical studyes_PE
dc.subjectnerve cell networkes_PE
dc.subjectneuropsychological testes_PE
dc.subjectnormal humanes_PE
dc.subjectperformancees_PE
dc.subjectreadinges_PE
dc.subjectAgedes_PE
dc.subject80 and overes_PE
dc.subjectCognitive Reservees_PE
dc.subjectFemalees_PE
dc.subjectHumanses_PE
dc.subjectMalees_PE
dc.subjectMiddle Agedes_PE
dc.subjectPsychological Testses_PE
dc.subject.ocdehttps://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#5.01.02es_PE
dc.titleLevel of reading skills as a measure of cognitive reserve in elderly adultses_PE
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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