ReviewJournal of Alzheimer's disease reports2020
Distinct Cognitive Trajectories in Late Life and Associated Predictors and Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
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- The association between smoking status and aging cognitive trajectory accounting for bias in attrition.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Divergent patterns of cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease: implications for secondary prevention trials.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Multidomain Predictors of Four-Year Risk for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Among Community-Dwelling Korean Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Intersectional approaches to cognitive aging: a practical guide to modeling heterogeneous trajectories with GLMM-trees.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Cognitive trajectories in older adults and associated mortality and predictors.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Associations of Job Demand-Control Characteristics With Objective and Subjective Cognitive Outcomes in Older Workers: The Health and Retirement Study.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- The impact of lifestyle factors on trajectories of cognitive subtypes in the older adult population.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Interrupted Learning across the Lifespan.Human development · 2025Article
- Care Recipients' Cognitive Trajectories and Caregivers' Depressive Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Caregiving Burden.The Gerontologist · 2025Article
- Association between social capital and trajectories of cognitive function among Chinese older adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A mixed-methods study on collaborative health governance for older adults with mild cognitive impairment in Hangzhou, China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCognitive aging is a dynamic process in late life with significant heterogeneity across individuals.
objectiveTo review the evidence for latent classes of cognitive trajectories and to identify the associated predictors and outcomes.
methodsA systematic search was performed in MEDLINE and EMBASE for articles that identified two or more cognitive trajectories in adults. The study was conducted following the PRISMA statement.
resultsThirty-seven studies were included, ranging from 219 to 9,704 participants, with a mean age of 60 to 93.4 years. Most studies (
conclusionCognitive aging in late life is a dynamic process with significant inter-individual variability. However, it remains unclear whether similar patterns of cognitive aging are observed across all cognitive domains. Further research into unique factors which promote the maintenance of high-cognitive function is needed to help inform public policy.
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