The Predictors and Long-Term Trajectory of Poststroke Cognitive Decline

描述(申请人提供)：随着人口老龄化和卒中存活率的提高，卒中后认知衰退(PSCD)的比率正在增加。PSCD与不良的健康结局、增加的医疗费用和较差的生活质量有关。卒中患者发生PSCD的情况有显著的变异性。许多因素可能导致这种变异性，包括中风年龄、中风发病时间、中风特征、社会人口学、地理、健康状况、行为和医疗保健因素。然而，PSCD仍然鲜为人知。这一职业发展奖的长期目标是促进候选人在老年人中发展成为PSCD领域的领导者和独立资助的内科科学家。该项目的目标是：1)确定中风对认知功能的短期和长期影响；2)确定PSCD的社会人口学、地理、医学和行为预测因素；3)使用原始和次要数据评估血压或抗高血压药物的依从性是否与中风幸存者的认知功能有关。该项目将结合美国两项领先的前瞻性中风队列研究的数据：1)大规模、地理上分散的、种族和性别平衡的中老年人中风和认知衰退跟踪队列，以及中风病前和中风后认知评估；2)双民族社区的一个基于人群的中风监测项目，立即进行中风后认知评估。这两项队列研究都有对PSCD敏感的认知测量和关于中风特征的数据。这项研究将通过更好地确定PSCD的潜在机制来产生知识，并将有助于规划干预措施，以改善对中风和PSCD的护理和预防。这项研究最终将导致对PSCD的更好理解，更好的治疗，以及对老年人更好的结果。候选人黛博拉·莱文博士将把她的研究重点放在越来越多的中风幸存者身上，她将实施一项有指导的研究计划，旨在提高她研究PSCD所需方法的技能。详细的职业发展计划将促进应聘者在四个领域的专业知识发展：1)对老年人的纵向流行病学研究的分析和实施；2)认知结果的测量；3)患者治疗的坚持和慢性病干预；以及4)老年病和中风护理。职业发展计划由一个由经验丰富的导师和顾问组成的多学科团队组成，他们将监督这些领域的一系列正式课程和实践经验，以确保候选人未来的成功。一所顶尖大学的特殊资源和一支在这些主题领域成功培养初级内科科学家的指导团队使密歇根大学成为该项目的理想环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With population aging and improved stroke survival, the rates of post stroke cognitive decline (PSCD) are increasing. PSCD is associated with adverse health outcomes, increased health costs, and poorer quality of life. There is significant variability in which stroke patients develop PSCD. Many factors likely drive this variability, including age at stroke, time from stroke onset, stroke features, socio-demographics, geography, health conditions, behaviors and medical care factors. Yet, PSCD remains poorly understood. The long-term goal of this career development award is to promote the candidate's development into a leader and independently funded physician-scientist in PSCD among older adults. The aims of this project are: 1) To determine the impact of stroke on cognitive function, both in the short-term and the long-term; 2) To determine the socio-demographic, geographic, medical, and behavioral predictors of PSCD; 3) To assess whether blood pressure or anti-hypertensive medication adherence are associated with cognitive function in stroke survivors using primary and secondary data. This project will combine data from 2 leading prospective stroke cohort studies in the US: 1) a large, geographically dispersed, race- and gender-balanced cohort of middle-aged and older adults being followed for stroke and cognitive decline and with premorbid and post stroke cognitive assessments, and 2) a population-based stroke surveillance project in a bi-ethnic community with immediate post stroke cognitive assessments. Both cohort studies have cognitive measures sensitive to PSCD and data on stroke features. This research will generate knowledge by better identifying potential mechanisms of PSCD and will assist in planning interventions to improve the care and prevention of stroke and PSCD. This research ultimately will lead to greater understanding of PSCD, better treatments, and better outcomes in older people. The candidate, Dr. Deborah Levine, who will focus her research on the growing population of stroke survivors, will pursue a mentored research plan designed to enhance her skills in the methods needed to study PSCD. A detailed career development plan will promote the candidate's development of expertise in four areas: 1) the analysis and conduct of longitudinal epidemiologic studies of older adults; 2) the measurement of cognitive outcomes; 3) patient treatment adherence and chronic illness interventions; and 4) geriatrics and stroke care. The career development plan consists of a multidisciplinary team of experienced mentors and advisors who will oversee a range of formal coursework and practical experiences in these areas to ensure the candidate's future success. Exceptional resources of a top university and a mentoring team with proven success in developing junior physician-scientists in these topic areas makes the University of Michigan an ideal environment for this project.