Reference : Migration and Health in Older Adults: The Cognitive and Health Profile of Lusophone I...

	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Poster
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Neurosciences & behavior
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/56051

Title :	Migration and Health in Older Adults: The Cognitive and Health Profile of Lusophone Immigrants in Luxembourg in Comparison to Local Samples from Portugal
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Godinho, Catarina [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC)]
	Teixeira Santos, Ana Carolina [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) >]
	Pinal, Diego [Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory > CIPsi, University of Minho]
	Sampaio, Adriana [Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory > CIPsi, University of Minho]
	Federspiel, Carine [Centre for Memory and Mobility, Zitha]
	Steinmetz, Jean-Paul [Centre for Memory and Mobility, Zitha]
	Leist, Anja [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC) >]
Publication date :	4-Sep-2023
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
Event name :	V Iberoamerican Conference of Neuropsychology / IV International Symposium of Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation
Event date :	from 21-09-2023 to 23-09-2023
Event organizer :	Sociedade Portuguesa de Neuropsicologia
Event place (city) :	Porto
Event country :	Portugal
Keywords :	[en] Aging ; Immigration ; Lusophone immigration in Luxembourg
Abstract :	[en] Objective: This study aimed to investigate differences in cognition, mental health, and general health among older Lusophone immigrants (>55 years old) in Luxembourg compared to a sample residing in Portugal. Methods: Data from immigrants (N=83, mean age=62.08, SD=6.511, 72.84% women) were sourced from the MEDITAGING study, funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)-Project Reference 15240063. Portuguese data were collected by the GABT (N=55, mean age=68.18, SD = 5.869, 74.55% women) and PREDICTOR projects (N=83, mean age=67.86, SD=5.24, 83.13% women). The outcomes were the Body Mass Index and the score on the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Trail Making Test (TMT), the 5-Item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-5), and the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAI). Results: The findings revealed significant differences between the immigrant and reference samples in TMT time A (p = .018), TMT time B (p = .004), TMT B-A (p = .03 0), GAI (p < .001), and GDS (p = .001), with immigrants performing higher than their peers in all these measures. A Linear regression analysis indicated that having hypertension (p = .026), being unmarried (p = .008), and having fewer years of formal education (p = .003) are associated with higher scores in TMT Time A, while having less formal education (p > .001) is related to higher scores in Time B. Conclusion: The findings suggest that Lusophone immigrants residing in Luxembourg have worse affective and cognitive outcomes compared to their peers living in Portugal. However, further exploration of the influence of health and sociodemographic factors is necessary.
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