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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2020

Social Support and the Incidence of Cognitive Impairment Among Older Adults in China: Findings From the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey Study.

Shufei Yin, Quan Yang, Jinli Xiong, Tian Li, Xinyi Zhu

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shufei YinDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Quan YangDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Jinli XiongDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Tian LiDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hubei University, Wuhan, China.
Xinyi ZhuCenter on Aging Psychology, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Hubei University · CNInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSocial support shows a protective effect against cognitive impairment in older adults. However, the longitudinal relationship between the distinct sources of social support and the incidence of cognitive impairment remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the association between different sources of social support and the incidence of cognitive impairment among older adults in China.

methodWe used longitudinal data (2005-2014) from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS, 2005-2014, mean follow-up years 5.32 ± 2.64). In total, 5897 participants (aged 81.7 ± 9.7 years, range 65-112 years, 49.0% male) were enrolled. Cognitive impairment was measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Social support included support from family and friends (marital status; contacts with family and friends; children's visits; siblings' visits, sick care; money received from and money given to children) and the availability of support from social community (social service and social security). We calculated subdistribution hazard ratios (SHR) of cognitive impairment by establishing Cox regression models, adjusting for residence, gender, age, education, participation in physical exercise, activities of daily living, smoking, drinking, negative psychological well-being, baseline cognitive function, occupation, leisure activities, and diseases.

resultsDuring a 9-year follow-up, 1047 participants developed cognitive impairment. Participants who were married had a 16.0% lower risk of developing cognitive impairment compared to the widowed older adults after controlling for all covariates, but the protective effect of being married was no longer significant (

conclusionChildren's visits were consistently associated with a lower incidence of cognitive impairment in Chinese older adults.

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ChinaChinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Surveycognitive impairmentolder adultssocial support

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