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Neuropsychological profile associated with financial exploitation vulnerability in older adults without dementia.

Authors :
Lim, Aaron C.
Weissberger, Gali H.
Axelrod, Jenna
Mosqueda, Laura
Nguyen, Annie L.
Fenton, Laura
Noriega, Daisy
Erdman, Camille E.
Han, S. Duke
Source :
Clinical Neuropsychologist. Jul2024, p1-17. 17p. 3 Illustrations.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Abstract<bold>Objective:</bold> Reports of financial exploitation have steadily increased among older adults. Few studies have examined neuropsychological profiles for individuals vulnerable to financial exploitation, and existing studies have focused on susceptibility to scams, one specific type of financial exploitation. The current study therefore examines whether a general measure of financial exploitation vulnerability is associated with neuropsychological performance in a community sample. <bold>Methods</bold>: A sample (<italic>n</italic> = 116) of adults aged 50 or older without dementia completed a laboratory visit that measures physical and psychological functioning and a neuropsychological assessment, the Uniform Data Set-3 (UDS-3) and California Verbal Learning Test-II. <bold>Results:</bold> After covarying for demographics, current medical problems, financial literacy, and a global cognition screen, financial exploitation vulnerability was negatively associated with scores on the Multilingual Naming Test, Craft Story Recall and Delayed Recall, California Verbal Learning Test-II Delayed Recall and Recognition Discriminability, Phonemic Fluency, and Trails B. Financial exploitation vulnerability was not associated with performance on Digit Span, Semantic Fluency, Benson Complex Figure Recall, or Trails A. <bold>Conclusions:</bold> Among older adults without dementia, individuals at higher risk for financial exploitation demonstrated worse verbal memory, confrontation naming, phonemic fluency, and set-shifting. These tests are generally sensitive to Default Mode Network functioning and Alzheimer’s Disease neuropathology. Longitudinal studies in more impaired samples are warranted to further corroborate and elucidate these relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
13854046
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
178654769
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2024.2378526