Intimate partner violence and cognitive functioning - toward quantifying dementia risk
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Intimate partner violence (IPV) is linked to lower average cognitive scores in women. Emotional abuse showed the strongest association with cognitive decline, highlighting the impact of gendered experiences on dementia risk.
Area Of Science
- Neuroscience
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background
- Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a prevalent issue among women.
- IPV is associated with adverse health outcomes, potentially increasing dementia risk.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the association between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and cognitive function in aging women.
- To explore the impact of different IPV subtypes on cognitive performance and cognitive change.
Main Methods
- Utilized data from 14,771 participants in the Nurses' Health Study II.
- Assessed emotional, physical, and sexual IPV reported in adulthood.
- Evaluated cognitive function using the Cogstate Brief Battery from 2014-2019.
Main Results
- IPV was associated with a lower average global cognitive score (0.029 SD units).
- Emotional IPV demonstrated the strongest negative association with cognitive scores (β = -0.048).
- No significant difference in the rate of cognitive change was observed based on violence exposure.
Conclusions
- Gendered social experiences like IPV may influence dementia risk.
- IPV, particularly emotional abuse, is linked to lower cognitive scores in aging women.
- Further research on IPV in aging cohorts is crucial for understanding dementia risk.
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