PMID- 32116033 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220207 LR - 20240312 IS - 2327-9109 (Electronic) IS - 2327-9095 (Linking) VI - 29 IP - 2 DP - 2022 Mar-Apr TI - The effect of acculturation on cognitive performance among older Hispanics in the United States. PG - 163-171 LID - 10.1080/23279095.2020.1725888 [doi] AB - The effect of acculturation on cognition was examined among 142 older Hispanics: cognitively normal [CN; n = 70], Mild Cognitive Impairment, amnestic [aMCI; n = 27], and Dementia [D; n = 45]. Acculturation levels (high vs. low) were determined using the Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH). ANCOVAs used a wide variety of neuropsychological tests as independent variables controlling for age and education. Among CN subjects, the highly acculturated group performed better on Logical Memory delayed recall (LM-II) [F(1, 56) = 9.26, p < .001, etap2 = 0.14], Digit Span Forward [F(1, 56) = 4.37, p < .05, etap2 = 0.07], Trail Making Test A [F(1, 56) = 7.74, p < .05, etap2 = 0.12], and Trail Making Test B [F(1, 56) = 4.66, p = .03, etap2 = 0.08], indicating that high acculturation was associated with a better performance on tests of episodic memory, auditory attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and processing speed among CN Hispanics. ANCOVA analyses were not significant among the other groups. In the absence of acculturation scales in clinical practice, caution should be exerted when interpreting neurocognitive results. FAU - Mendoza, Lisandra AU - Mendoza L AD - Albizu University-Miami Campus, Psychology Doctoral Program, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Garcia, Patricia AU - Garcia P AD - Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Duara, Ranjan AU - Duara R AD - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Miami Beach, FL, USA. FAU - Rosselli, Monica AU - Rosselli M AD - Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Davie, FL, USA. FAU - Loewenstein, David AU - Loewenstein D AD - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Miami Beach, FL, USA. AD - University of Miami and Center on Aging, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Greig-Custo, Maria T AU - Greig-Custo MT AD - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Miami Beach, FL, USA. FAU - Barker, Warren AU - Barker W AD - Mount Sinai Medical Center, Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Miami Beach, FL, USA. FAU - Dahlin, Pamela AU - Dahlin P AD - Albizu University-Miami Campus, Psychology Doctoral Program, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Rodriguez, Miriam J AU - Rodriguez MJ AD - Albizu University-Miami Campus, Psychology Doctoral Program, Miami, FL, USA. LA - eng GR - L60 AG069322/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200302 PL - United States TA - Appl Neuropsychol Adult JT - Applied neuropsychology. Adult JID - 101584082 SB - IM MH - *Acculturation MH - Cognition MH - *Cognitive Dysfunction MH - Hispanic or Latino MH - Humans MH - Neuropsychological Tests MH - United States OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acculturation OT - Hispanics OT - aging OT - cognition OT - neuropsychology EDAT- 2020/03/03 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/08 06:00 CRDT- 2020/03/03 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/03/03 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/23279095.2020.1725888 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Appl Neuropsychol Adult. 2022 Mar-Apr;29(2):163-171. doi: 10.1080/23279095.2020.1725888. Epub 2020 Mar 2.