RELATIONSHIP OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT WITH COGNITION IN AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE OLDER POPULATION
Ruth Tappen, Rebecca Koszalinski, David Newman · 2023
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Ruth Tappen, Rebecca Koszalinski, and David Newman tested how social support and social activity relate to thinking skills in older adults, in work published in 2023. Their sample of more than six hundred people covered four ethnic groups in the United States. A quarter of older adults are socially isolated, the authors note.
Using a model that links social life, mood, body function, and cognition, they found both direct and indirect links. Social support and activity tied to cognition on their own, and also through mood and body function. The model explained about a third of the spread in scores. The authors urge efforts to keep older adults socially engaged, and to test ways to raise engagement in later life.
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| CREATOR | Ruth Tappen, Rebecca Koszalinski, David Newman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |