title: Demographic variables and microCog performance: relationships for VA patients under treatment for substance abuse.
abstract: The associations of demographic variables with cognitive performance, as measured by the MicroCog ability domain scores, were assessed with 222 substance abusers who were patients in a VA medical center. Analysis indicated that age was negatively related to all five outcomes scores, and education was positively related to measures assessing Attention/Mental Control and Reasoning/Calculation. These findings are consistent with past theoretical and applied research. The demographic variables, as a group, accounted for a total of 17% to 37% of the variance in the five domain scores.
authors: Psychology and Research in Education, 619 Pearson Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. sjlopez@ukans.edu
authors: S J
authors: SJ
authors: Lopez
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Ryan
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Sumerall
authors: J W
authors: JW
authors: Lichtenberg
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Glasnapp
authors: T S
authors: TS
authors: Krieshok
authors: J N
authors: JN
authors: Van Fleet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*