ArticleJournal of aging and health2022
Secular Improvements in Cognitive Aging: Contribution of Education, Health, and Routine Activities.
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- Functional Capacity and Difficulties in Activities of Daily Living From a Cross-National Perspective.Journal of aging and health · 2023Article
- Why Are Old-Age Disabilities Decreasing in Sweden and Denmark? Evidence on the Contribution of Cognition, Education, and Sensory Functions.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesLimited evidence exists regarding the reasons for secular changes in cognitive functioning over historical time. Thus, we examined potential explanatory factors for changes in cognitive speed, a central dimension of cognitive functioning.
methodsPopulation-based data of middle-aged and older adults from Germany (
resultsCognitive speed improved in middle-aged adults (40-65) and older adults (66+). In both age groups, increases were partly explained by education, employment status, volunteering status, routine activities, and physical functioning. Changes in education were more important in explaining increases in older than in middle-aged adults, whereas changes in health were more important for explaining increases in middle-aged adults.
conclusionsCognitive speed increased in both age groups over historical time. Education, employment, volunteering, routine activities, and health were all important in explaining these changes, but their importance differed between age groups.
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