Cognitive decline among older African Americans with AD living in nursing homes
  
   Lead Investigator:    Zyra Apugan
   Institution      :    UMSL College of Nursing
   E-Mail           :    zagg3@mail.umsl.edu
   Proposal ID      :    775



   Proposal Description:
   The proposed research aims to examine the significant relationship between        extent of social support, degree of inner strength, and level of physical         activity, with the degree of cognitive decline among older African Americans,     65 years and over, with Alzheimer's disease living in nursing homes.              Specifically, the research aims to: 1) examine the direction of the               relationship for extent of social support, degree of inner strength, and level    of physical activity, with the degree of cognitive decline, and 2) determine      any mediators among the observed variables. Further, the proposed research aims   to examine the significant relationship between the demographic characteristics   (e.g., age, gender, level of education, socioeconomic status or income) and the   degree of cognitive decline. The main outcome of interest is degree of            cognitive decline, which is a continuous variable. Multiple linear regression     will be used to conduct a secondary analysis of existing data (i.e., NACC         Uniform Data Set) to address the research aims.