The importance of social support, engagement in leisure activities, and cognitive reserve in older adulthood

Delaying the onset of clinical ADRD by 5 years may translate to a savings of approximately 500,000 dollars in informal healthcare costs per individual (Zissimopoulos et al., 2014). [...]researchers need to work to identify factors that promote resilience against age and disease-related cognitive dec...

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Published inInternational psychogeriatrics Vol. 33; no. 5; pp. 433 - 435
Main Authors Petkus, Andrew J., Gomez, Megan E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2021
Subjects
Alzheimer's disease
Card games
Cognitive ability
Cognitive impairment
Commentary
Dementia
Education
Exercise
Friendship
Gardens & gardening
Handicrafts
Health care expenditures
Holidays & special occasions
Leisure
Musical instruments
Needlework
Neuropathology
Older people
Political participation
Puzzles
Recreation
Resilience
Social support
Sports
Time use
Variables
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Summary:Delaying the onset of clinical ADRD by 5 years may translate to a savings of approximately 500,000 dollars in informal healthcare costs per individual (Zissimopoulos et al., 2014). [...]researchers need to work to identify factors that promote resilience against age and disease-related cognitive declines. A total of 18 activities were measured including: going for a walk, gardening, physical exercise, playing sports, going to a restaurant, going to the movies, excursions of 1 or 2 days, vacations 3 days or longer, playing musical instruments, other artistic activities, taking a course, playing card games, doing crossword puzzles, needlework, doing crafts, participation in political activities, volunteering in the community, and going to a sporting event. [...]the exposure variable (number of close friends) and the mediator (engagement in leisure activities) were measured at the same time point. [...]causal inferences cannot be made because the temporal precedence of having more friends on engagement in leisure activities cannot be established. In order to eventually develop interventions to slow cognitive decline and delay the onset of clinical ADRD dementia more studies are needed to identify the mechanisms that explain why certain lifestyle factors and social support are associated with slower cognitive decline.
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ISSN:1041-6102
1741-203X
DOI:10.1017/S1041610220003336