Finding: Intimate Partner Violence Tied to Declines in Working Memory
September 27, 2024Women who reported physical intimate partner violence (IPV) before menopause experienced a significantly greater decline in working memory after menopause as compared to women who had not reported violence, according to new research.Comprising a subgroup analysis of the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN), this research revealed that women who reported physical intimate personal violence showed an annual decline of 0.17 points in working memory performance post-menopause, compared to women who had not reported IPV.
Declines in other areas of cognition, including processing speed and verbal memory, were not observed.SWAN is a multisite, longitudinal cohort study that began in 1996.
It seeks to investigate physical, psychological, and social changes that occur during midlife. Baseline information was collected at the start of the study from participants, women aged 42 to 55, and follow-up visits continue to be conducted annually.
The subgroup analysis focused on IPV was led by Jillian Baker, MPH, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and presented at the annual meeting of the Menopause Society this month.Baker’s subgroup analysis measured the cognitive performance over time of women who reported physical IPV in the year prior to the SWAN baseline.
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