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GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Volume 5, Issue -, Pages 1-7Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/2333721419844886
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Alzheimer's disease; cognition; cognitive aging; mild cognitive impairment; technology
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- Region Ile-de-France
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This study investigated cognitive function in relation to the use of a computer and a touchscreen device among older adults attending a memory clinic. The entire sample (n = 323) was categorized into four profiles, according to the frequency of digital device use (either daily or non-daily usage). Results showed that on a daily basis, 26% of the sample used both a computer and a touchscreen device, 26.9% used only a computer, 7.1% used only a touchscreen device, and 39.9% used neither type of digital device. There were significant group differences on age, education, and clinical diagnosis (p < .001). Non-daily users of digital devices had significantly lower performance, compared with daily users of both types of digital device, on measures of global cognitive function, processing speed, short-term memory, and several components of executive function (p <.001). Falling behind with regard to the use of digital devices might reflect underlying poor cognitive capacities.
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