The Association of Childhood Adversity and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms with Cognition in Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Key Points

• To investigate the relationship between childhood adversity, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and cognition in older adults.
• Cross-sectional design
• Assessment of childhood adversity and PTSD symptoms
• Evaluation of cognitive functions, particularly executive functioning
• A significant association between childhood adversity and executive functioning deficits was found.
• Post-traumatic stress symptoms correlated with lower cognitive performance.