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ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2023

The Effect of Cognitive Impairment on the Association Between Social Network Properties and Mortality Among Older Korean Adults.

Eunji Kim, Kiho Sung, Chang Oh Kim, Yoosik Youm, Hyeon Chang Kim

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Article in Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Eunji KimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kiho SungDepartment of Sociology, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea.
Chang Oh KimDivision of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yoosik YoumDepartment of Sociology, Yonsei University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea.
Hyeon Chang KimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KR

Funding

Ministry of EducationNational Research Foundation of Korea 2017S1A3A2067165
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study investigated the effect of cognitive impairment on the association between social network properties and mortality among older Korean adults.

methodsThis study used data from the Korean Social Life, Health, and Aging Project. It obtained 814 older adults' complete network maps across an entire village in 2011-2012. Participants' deaths until December 31, 2020 were confirmed by cause-of-death statistics. A Cox proportional hazards model was used to assess the risks of poor social network properties (low degree centrality, perceived loneliness, social non-participation, group-level segregation, and lack of support) on mortality according to cognitive impairment.

resultsIn total, 675 participants (5510.4 person-years) were analyzed, excluding those with missing data and those whose deaths could not be verified. Along with cognitive impairment, all social network properties except loneliness were independently associated with mortality. When stratified by cognitive function, some variables indicating poor social relations had higher risks among older adults with cognitive impairment, with adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of 2.12 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.34 to 3.35) for social nonparticipation, 1.58 (95% CI, 0.94 to 2.65) for group-level segregation, and 3.44 (95% CI, 1.55 to 7.60) for lack of support. On the contrary, these effects were not observed among those with normal cognition, with adjusted HRs of 0.73 (95% CI, 0.31 to 1.71), 0.96 (95% CI, 0.42 to 2.21), and 0.95 (95% CI, 0.23 to 3.96), respectively.

conclusionsThe effect of social network properties was more critical among the elderly with cognitive impairment. Older adults with poor cognitive function are particularly encouraged to participate in social activities to reduce the risk of mortality.

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Cognitive DysfunctionInterpersonal RelationsAgedHumansLonelinessRepublic of KoreaSocial NetworkingCognitive dysfunctionInterpersonal relationsMortalitySocial isolationSocial networking

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