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- Title
Occupational Differences Between Alzheimer’s and Aphasic Dementias: Implication for Teachers.
- Authors
Josephs, Keith A.; Papenfuss, Sarah M.; Duffy, Joseph R.; Strand, Edythe A.; Machulda, Mary M.; Whitwell, Jennifer L.; Petersen, Ronald C.
- Abstract
We aimed to determine whether there is an association between teaching and the development of progressive speech and language disorders (SLDs). Occupation was compared between 100 patients with a progressive SLD, 404 patients with Alzheimer’s dementia, and the 2008 US census. In SLDs, the most common occupation was teacher (22%) versus 8% in Alzheimer’s dementia. The odds ratio (OR) of being a teacher in SLDs compared to Alzheimer’s dementia was 3.4 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.87-6.17). No differences were observed in the frequency of other occupations. The frequency of teachers was higher in SLDs compared to the US census, OR of 6.9 (95% CI = 4.3-11.1). Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations were more frequent in SLDs compared to the US census. We identified an association between progressive SLDs and the occupation of teaching. Since teaching is a communication demanding occupation, teachers may be more sensitive to the development of speech and language impairments.
- Subjects
MINNESOTA; TEACHER evaluation; ALZHEIMER'S disease; APHASIA; CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH funding; T-test (Statistics); DATA analysis; CASE-control method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 6, p612
- ISSN
1533-3175
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1533317513494455