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Can maintaining cognitive function at 65 years old predict successful ageing 6 years later? — the PROOF study
Author(s)	Karine Castro-Lionard
Journal title	Age and Ageing, vol 40, no 2, March 2011
Pages	pp 259-265
Source	http://ageing.oxfordjournals.org/ http://www.bgs.org.uk/
Keywords	Cognitive processes ; 65-69 age group ; Ageing process ; Quality of life ; Well being ; Longitudinal surveys ; France.
Annotation	The study aimed to establish whether the preservation of cognitive abilities in newly-retired people aged 65 years and living at home predicts successful ageing six years later. 976 questionnaires were emailed to a sample of healthy French pensioners with an average age of 72 years. Successful ageing was defined through health status and psychological well-being. Cognitive abilities had been assessed six years earlier according to an objective method (Free and Cued Selective Recall Reminding Test (FCSRT), the Benton visual retention test and the similarities subtest of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised) and a subjective one (Goldberg's anxiety scale, Mac Nair's scale and a Visual Analogue Scale to evaluate memory abilities change in the last five years). Study findings confirmed that the preservation of cognitive abilities at retirement age can predict successful ageing. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-110323009 A
Classmark	DA: BBE: BG: F:59: D:F:5HH: 3J: 765
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