Exploring the Within-Person Coupling of Reading Vision and Cognition in the Elderly |
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| Authors: | Sarah R. Weatherbee Alyssa A. Gamaldo Jason C. Allaire |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology , North Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC, USA srweathe@ncsu.edu;3. Department of Psychology , North Carolina State University , Raleigh, NC, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT This study examined the within-person relationship between reading vision and cognitive functioning. Analysis was conducted on 36 community-dwelling elderly (age range?=?60–87) who completed a reading vision task and three cognitive tests (i.e., Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Task (AVLT), Letter Series, and Number Comparison) twice a day over 60 consecutive days. Significant within-person variability was found for the reading vision measure. Additionally, a main effect was found for reading vision and performance on the AVLT and Number Comparison task; such that on occasions when reading vision was poor, cognitive performance suffered. |
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| Keywords: | Reading vision Within-person coupling Aging Cognitive Performance Intraindividual variability |
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