ReviewFrontiers in psychology2022
Effect of leisure activities on cognitive aging in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Independent, joint, and temporal associations of social, intellectual, and physical leisure activities with cognitive decline in older Chinese adults: a longitudinal analysis from CHARLS.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Moderating effect of the domains of the cognitive reserve index questionnaire (CRIq) on longitudinal change slopes in episodic memory across the cognitive aging continuum.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Pathway analysis of cognitive resilience factors and cognitive function in the Long Life Family Study (LLFS).Neuropsychology · 2026Observational
- Remote Monitoring of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Reveals Intrinsic Capacity in Older Adults.Gerontology · 2026Article
- Hearing Status, Social Engagement, and Longitudinal Changes in Cognition: Results From the Mexican Health and Aging Study.Journal of aging research · 2026Article
- Impact of changes in leisure activities on incident disability among older adults: a nationwide cohort study.Journal of global health · 2025Article
- The Impact of Depression and Leisure Activities on E-Health Literacy Among Older Adults: A Cross-Cultural Study in the EU and Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Leisure activities, self-reported health, anxiety, and depression in Chinese older adults: a structural equation model analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Effects of different types of leisure activities on working memory across the adult lifespan.Psychological research · 2024Article
- Five-year associations among dopamine D2-like receptor loss, cognitive decline, education, and self-reported leisure activities in healthy older adults.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
Abnormal cognitive aging in older adults is a growing public health problem. Previous studies showed inconsistent results pertaining to the effects of leisure activities on cognitive function in older adults. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published observational longitudinal studies to examine and synthesize the effects of leisure activities on cognitive function in older adults. MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, PsycINFO (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), and Web of Science databases were searched from January 2012 to January 2022. Relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Most studies found that leisure activities had a positive effect on cognitive function in older adults. The pooled RR for the effect of leisure activity on cognitive function was 0.77 (95% CI: 0.72-0.81,
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