Cognitive trajectories of older adults before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: socioeconomic and psychological disparities in the Lc65+ cohort
Philippe Voruz, Anthony Nuber-Champier, Yves Henchoz, Gilles Allali, Frederic Assal, Julie A Péron · 2026
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Philippe Voruz and colleagues tracked thinking before and after COVID-19 in 2026 using the Swiss Lc65+ ageing study. The study spanned three waves from 2016 to 2024. Pandemic lockdowns worsened health gaps and posed fresh challenges to ageing minds. Analyses took in 1,940 people with full data.
Groups were 412 from Cohort 1 born 1934 to 1938 and 702 from Cohort 2 born 1939 to 1943. Cohort 3 born 1944 to 1948 added 826 people. Women made up 58 to 63 percent of each group. Thinking was read by the Mini Mental State Examination, with equations testing shifts and linked factors. Long term data split pandemic effects from normal ageing trends. The findings guide care for older adults whose thinking slipped during lockdowns.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Philippe Voruz, Anthony Nuber-Champier, Yves Henchoz, Gilles Allali, Frederic Assal, Julie A Péron |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |