| Title |
Poor Decision Making Is a Consequence of Cognitive Decline among Older Persons without Alzheimer’s Disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0043647 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Patricia A. Boyle, Lei Yu, Robert S. Wilson, Keith Gamble, Aron S. Buchman, David A. Bennett |
| Abstract |
Decision making is an important determinant of health and well-being across the lifespan but is critical in aging, when many influential decisions are made just as cognitive function declines. Increasing evidence suggests that older adults, even those without dementia, often make poor decisions and are selectively vulnerable to scams. To date, however, the factors associated with poor decision making in old age are unknown. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that poor decision making is a consequence of cognitive decline among older persons without Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 172 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Pakistan | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 165 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 10% |
| Researcher | 17 | 10% |
| Other | 33 | 19% |
| Unknown | 42 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 49 | 28% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 13 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 25 | 15% |
| Unknown | 49 | 28% |