| Titre : | Participating in social activities helps preserve cognitive function : an analysis of a longitudinal, population-based study of the elderly. Commentary : Mental Health. (2005) |
| Auteurs : | Dana-A GLEI ; A. BAYER, disc. ; BEN-SHLOMO (Y.) / disc. : GBR. Department of Social Medicine. University of Bristol. Bristol. ; CHUANG (Yi-Li) : TWN. Center for Population and Health Survey Research. Department of Health. Taichung. ; J. GALLACHER, disc. ; Noreen GOLDMAN ; LANDAU (David-A) : GBR. St Antony's College. University of Oxford. Oxford. ; German RODRIGUEZ ; Maxine WEINSTEIN ; Georgetown University. Center for Population and Health. Washington. DC. USA ; University of Cardiff. Cardiff. GBR |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 34, n° 4, 2005) |
| Pagination : | 864-873 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Participation ; Prévention santé ; Personne âgée ; Homme ; Etude critique ; Relation sociale ; Taiwan ; Asie |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 1InyMR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : This study examines how changes in cognition over time are related to participation in social activities and the extent of social networks. Methods : Data are drawn from a population-based, longitudinal study that began in 1989 among elderly Taiwanese. An over-dispersed Poisson model is used to regress the number of failed cognitive tasks (0-5) in 1996,1999, and 2000 on prior measures of cognitive impairment, social activities, social networks, health status, and sociodemographic characteristics. The analysis sample comprises 2387 individuals, who contribute a total of 4603 observations across three survey intervals (1993-96,1996-99,1999-2000). Results : After adjusting for prior cognitive impairment, baseline health status, and sociodemographic factors, respondents who participated in one or two social activities failed 13% fewer cognitive tasks (P<0.01) than those with no social activities ; those who engaged in three or more activities failed 33% fewer cognitive tasks (P<0.001). In contrast, none of the social network measures was related to cognitive impairment. Conclusions : Despite a social structure where elderly persons often live with their children and social interaction is likely to be more family-centered than in western countries, data from Taiwan suggest that participation in social activities outside the family may have a bigger impact on cognitive function than social contacts with family or non-relatives. |
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