Trial reportZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2017
Social network and cognitive functioning in old age : Self-efficacy as a mediator?
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- Association between physical exercise and cognitive frailty among community-dwelling older adults: the mediating role of self-efficacy.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- A Tablet-Based Application to Enhance Social Connectedness for Individuals With a Cognitive Impairment: Results From the PRISM-CI Pilot Study.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2024Article
- The Impact of Social Media on Users' Self-Efficacy and Loneliness: An Analysis of the Mediating Mechanism of Social Support.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Social network and the risk for developing mild cognitive impairment and dementia among older adults.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Operationalizing Social Environments in Cognitive Aging and Dementia Research: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- An Integrative Framework to Guide Social Engagement Interventions and Technology Design for Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment.Frontiers in public health · 2021Review
- Design guidance for video chat system to support social engagement for older adults with and without mild cognitive impairment.Gerontechnology : international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society · 2020Article
- Social relations and age-related change in memory.Psychology and aging · 2019Article
- Improvement in cognitive performance and mood in healthy older adults: a multimodal approach.European journal of ageing · 2019Article
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Abstract
This study investigated self-efficacy (self-perceived and rated by an informant) as a mediator of the relationship between social network variables (including network size, frequency of social contacts, satisfaction with social contacts and social support) and cognitive impairment. Participants were 189 adults with a mean age of 75 years, 32 of whom suffered from mild cognitive impairment (MCI), 39 from early stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 118 who had no cognitive impairment. Binary logistic regression and linear regression models were used to assess the association between the predictor variables and cognitive impairment, controlling for several confounders. Network size was significantly associated with the cognitive status (mini mental status examination; β = 0.15, p < 0.05) and with odds of cognitive impairment (odds ratio [OR]: 0.96, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.93-0.99). General self-efficacy rated by the informant mediated this relationship in both analyses. Possible underlying mechanisms, including neuroendocrine reactivity and health behavior are discussed.
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