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. 2021 Oct-Dec;35(4):363-365.
doi: 10.1097/WAD.0000000000000417.

Unraveling Ariadne's Thread Into the Labyrinth of aMCI: Depression and Financial Capacity

Vaitsa Giannouli  1 , Magda Tsolaki
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Unraveling Ariadne's Thread Into the Labyrinth of aMCI: Depression and Financial Capacity

Vaitsa Giannouli et al. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2021 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Background: People with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) face many daily challenges as memory loss is their predominant cognitive impairment.

Objectives: This study examined whether financial capacity can be influenced by comorbid depression in patients with multiple-domain aMCI.

Materials and methods: The participants included 120 patients in 4 groups: multiple-domain aMCI with and without depressive symptoms, and nondemented elders with and without depression. Participants were examined with the Mini-Mental State Examination, the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Legal Capacity for Property Law Transactions Assessment Scale.

Results: The findings extend earlier work in other groups of older patients and indicate that the performance of patients with multiple-domain aMCI in cognitive functioning and financial capacity is severely impaired when depression coexists, resembling the performance of patients with mild Alzheimer disease.

Conclusions: The results support special care for individuals with depression as this condition severely influences financial capacity in aMCI.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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