Ageing and Dementia in a Longitudinal Study of a Cohort with Down Syndrome

Autor/inn/en	Carr, Janet; Collins, Suzanne
Titel	Ageing and Dementia in a Longitudinal Study of a Cohort with Down Syndrome
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27 (2014) 6, S.555-563 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2322
DOI	10.1111/jar.12093
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Dementia; Longitudinal Studies; Down Syndrome; Adults; Intelligence; Language Skills; Daily Living Skills; Intelligence Tests; Verbal Tests; Nonverbal Tests; Cognitive Tests; Cohort Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Demenz; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Intelligenz; Klugheit; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Alltagsfertigkeit; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Mündliche Prüfung; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest; Kohortenanalyse
Abstract	Background: A population sample of people with Down syndrome has been studied from infancy and has now been followed up again at age 47 years. Methods: Intelligence and language skills were tested and daily living skills assessed. Memory/cognitive deterioration was examined using two test instruments. Results: Scores on verbal tests of intelligence changed little. Those on a non-verbal test, on self-help skills and on both memory tests showed some decline, even when the scores of those already suffering from dementia were discounted. Conclusions: At age 47, scores on most tests of even the majority of the cohort (i.e. those not definitely diagnosed with dementia) showed some decline. While this includes the scores of people who may subsequently develop dementia, it may also reflect the normal ageing process in this population. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10