Driving cessation in older men with incident dementia

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Many elderly men with dementia stop driving, even in the early stages of the disease. This was the conclusion of researchers who surveyed 643 men aged 74 to 95. About 80% of the men without dementia still drove compared to 46% with very mild dementia, 22% with mild dementia and 4% with moderate to severe dementia.

Behavior, Demographic aspects, Dementia, Motor vehicle drivers, Automobile drivers, Aged men, Elderly men

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The impact of insomnia on cognitive functioning in older adults

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Research indicates that chronic insomnia is an independent predictor of cognitive decline in elderly men, but not in women. Studies were conducted on 6,444 subjects aged 65 and older, involving a three-year follow-up. Subjects who exhibited depressive symptoms were at risk for cognitive impairment whether or not insomnia was indicated.

Iceland, Psychological aspects, Statistical Data Included, Insomnia, Cognition disorders in old age, Geriatric cognitive disorders

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Associations of symptoms of sleep apnea with cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment, and mortality among older Japanese-American men

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Older Japanese-American men complain rarely of snoring and sleep apnea. Among a group of 2,905 older men, those few who reported sleep apnea symptoms tended to snore habitually and to be sleepy during the day. Snorers were often heavier without evidence of cardiovascular disease, stroke, dementia, or cognitive dysfunction. Self-reported sleep apnea was related only to a history of pneumonia.

Health aspects, Cardiovascular diseases, Diagnosis, Complications and side effects, Sleep apnea syndromes, Sleep apnea, Cognition in old age, Old age cognition, Japanese Americans

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