Neuropsychological Assessment of Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kulimbet M. Glushkova N. Snitz B. Tsoy R. Adambekov S. Talbott E. Mereke A. Wu M. Zhumagaliuly A. Karaca F. Chang Y. Turuspekova S. Sekikawa A. Davletov K.
December 2022MDPI
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2022#19Issue 23
Cognitive impairment in older adults is a major public concern for Kazakhstan’s aging population. We aimed to (1) administer a neuropsychological test battery (NTB) in domains relevant to aging-associated cognitive impairment in a sample of adults aged 60+ without dementia in Almaty, Kazakhstan; (2) investigate the associations between demographic factors and test performance; and (3) provide information on the distribution of NTB scores as preliminary local normative data relevant for this population. A cross-sectional evaluation of 276 participants aged 60+ in Almaty, Kazakhstan, was conducted using cognitive instruments including tests of memory, attention, language, executive functions, visuospatial abilities, and processing speed. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine the association of demographic factors with neuropsychological test performance. The results from the regression analysis showed that those who are younger, have more years of education, are women, and are of Russian ethnicity had significantly better performance. The current study illustrated (1) the feasibility of administering the NTB to older adults in the general population in Kazakhstan; (2) the preliminary local normative neuropsychological measures; and (3) their independent associations with age, education, gender, and ethnicity. The findings are a platform for future research on dementia and cognitive impairment in older adults in Kazakhstan.
cognitive impairment , dementia , Kazakhstan , neuropsychological test battery , normative data , older adults
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Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Evidence-Based Medicine, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Health Research Center, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 15237, PA, United States
Department of Nervous Diseases, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, 050000, Kazakhstan
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 15213, PA, United States
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 15213, PA, United States
Public Health Department, Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Environment Resource Efficiency Cluster, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 15213, PA, United States
Department of Epidemiology
Health Research Center
Department of Neurology
Department of Nervous Diseases
Department of Epidemiology
Department of Psychiatry
Public Health Department
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department of Neurosurgery
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