High-Impact Participation? Social Activities, Activity Frequency, and Older Adult Cognition.

IF 2.2 3区 医学 Q2 GERONTOLOGY
Eric M Vogelsang, Sara M Moorman, Zackary Zanotelli
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ObjectivesThere is growing recognition that social participation may help attenuate cognitive decline in older ages. Unfortunately, previous research often relies on participation index measures, which may obfuscate associations among cognition, specific activities, and the frequency of partaking in those activities.MethodsData are from six waves of the Health and Retirement Study (N = 20,696). Regression models test how associations between social participation and cognition vary by social activity and by multiple specifications of activity frequency.ResultsUsing a participation index, any new activity or increase in activity frequency was positively associated with cognition. When segregating activities, only three activities had positive associations: meeting friends, volunteering, and being a part of community organizations. We find limited evidence that activity frequency is an important moderator.DiscussionSocial activities likely have heterogeneous associations with older adult cognition. The frequency threshold linking social participation to cognition may be "any" regular participation in select activities.

高影响力的参与?社会活动、活动频率与老年人认知。
越来越多的人认识到社会参与可能有助于减轻老年人的认知能力下降。不幸的是,以前的研究往往依赖于参与指数测量,这可能会混淆认知、特定活动和参与这些活动的频率之间的联系。方法数据来自健康与退休研究的6波(N = 20,696)。回归模型测试社会参与和认知之间的关联如何随社会活动和活动频率的多种规格而变化。结果使用参与指数,任何新的活动或活动频率的增加与认知呈正相关。当隔离活动时,只有三个活动具有积极的关联:会见朋友,志愿服务和成为社区组织的一部分。我们发现有限的证据表明活动频率是一个重要的调节因子。社会活动可能与老年人的认知有不同的联系。将社会参与与认知联系起来的频率阈值可能是“任何”定期参与选定的活动。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Aging and Health is an interdisciplinary forum for the presentation of research findings and scholarly exchange in the area of aging and health. Manuscripts are sought that deal with social and behavioral factors related to health and aging. Disciplines represented include the behavioral and social sciences, public health, epidemiology, demography, health services research, nursing, social work, medicine, and related disciplines. Although preference is given to manuscripts presenting the findings of original research, review and methodological pieces will also be considered.
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