ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.)2021
Studying at university in later life slows cognitive decline: A long-term prospective study.
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- ISLAND Campus: a fee-free formal university educational intervention in mid- to later-life to reduce modifiable risk factors for dementia and improve cognition.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Episodic memory improvement in illiterate adults attending late-life education irrespective of low socioeconomic status: insights from the PROAME study.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2024Article
- Island Study Linking Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease (ISLAND) Targeting Dementia Risk Reduction: Protocol for a Prospective Web-Based Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Studying at university in later life slows cognitive decline: A long-term prospective study.Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionDeclining cognition in later life is associated with loss of independence and quality of life. This decline in cognition may potentially be reduced or reversed through engaging in cognitively stimulating activities. This study examined the potential for university attendance in later life to enhance cognitive function in older adults.
methodsCognitively unimpaired adults (n = 485, 69% female, median age 60 years) were given the opportunity to undertake free university study. Repeated neurocognitive assessment was performed over 7 years.
resultsParticipants in the university education group (n = 383) improved z = .02 SD (.01, .03) per year of the study compared to controls ( DISCUSSION: Later-life university study was associated with improved cognitive trajectories. Later-life education may preserve cognitive function, specifically for functions associated with communication, social interaction, and maintaining independence.
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