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| Social network characteristics and cognition in middle-aged and older adults | | Author(s) | Ronald E Holtzman, George W Rebok, Jane S Saczynski |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 59B, no 6, November 2004 |
| Pages | pp P278-P284 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Social contacts ; Cognitive processes ; Middle aged ; Age groups [elderly] ; Evaluation ; Comparison ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Baseline data for 354 adults aged 50+ at Wave 1 (1981) and follow-up data during Wave 3 (1993-1996) of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) survey at the Baltimore site were used. Participants had Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores of 28+ at baseline. Multivariate analyses indicated that interaction in larger social networks related to better maintenance of MMSE scores and reduced odds of decline in population-based lower quartile scores at 12-year follow-up. At follow-up, higher levels of interpersonal activity (more frequent contacts in larger social networks) and exposure to emotional support independently related positively to MMSE. The findings suggest that interaction in larger social networks is a marker that portends less cognitive decline, and that distinct associational paths link interpersonal activity and emotional support to cognitive function. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050217220 A |
| Classmark | TOA: DA: SE: BB: 4C: 48: 3J: 7T |
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