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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024

More cognitive gains from social activity in the oldest-old: evidence from a 10-year longitudinal study.

Boyu Zhai, Xiaomei Liu, Jiangning Fu, Xinyi Zhu, Juan Li

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Boyu Zhai *Center on Aging Psychology, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xiaomei Liu *Center on Aging Psychology, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jiangning FuCenter on Aging Psychology, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Xinyi ZhuCenter on Aging Psychology, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Juan LiCenter on Aging Psychology, CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

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Background: Previous research has indicated that engagement in social activities has proven advantageous for diminishing the likelihood of cognitive decline. However, no study has examined whether such cognitive benefits were to a similar extent for the young-old, the old-old, and the oldest-old groups. The purpose of this research was to determine whether aging would have an impact on the changes in cognitive function that would occur in older adults with varying degrees of social involvement. Methods: The sample for this study comprised 4,481 older adults who participated in the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) during the waves spanning from 2008 to 2018. At baseline, participants were classified into the young-old (60-69 years; Results: The level of cognitive function decreased as participants aged. Importantly, compared to those lacking social activities, individuals who were got involved in social engagement at baseline had slower rates of cognitive decline over time. Furthermore, compared with the young-old group and the old-old group, the impact of social activity engagement on slowing cognitive decline was more salient for the oldest-old group. Conclusion: Active engagement in social activities can slow age-related cognitive decline, particularly for the oldest-old group. To preserve cognitive function with aging, attention and resources should be allocated to encourage social activity engagement.

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