Changes in thinking skills are commonly experienced by older adults, though large variation exists. Such changes one of the top concerns people as they get older. Public perceptions those could be used to effectively communicate with them about ways improve their skills. This study explored people’s views maintaining and improving age a UK-wide survey completed respondents aged 40 over. Respondents answered an open-ended question “What would piece advice you give someone maintain or age?”....

An active and engaged lifestyle is supported as being beneficial for brain health. Activities comprising physical, mental social demands, or combinations of those, are particular interest, have been the focus specific interventions. Exploring how older people engage with such community-based activities, including facilitators barriers to participation, may help improve success future translational activities. The purpose this study was therefore identify factors that enabled hindered...

Genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to cognitive ageing. However, the extent which public attribute changes in thinking skills either genetic or is largely unknown. This may be important if it impacts engagement activities deemed beneficial skills. study, therefore, explored people’s beliefs about determinants of ageing whether those were associated with potentially behaviours. Data collected through a United Kingdom-wide survey people aged 40 over. Participants completed questions...

A growing body of literature suggests that higher engagement in a range activities can be beneficial for cognitive health old age. Such studies typically rely on self-report questionnaires to assess level engagement. These are highly heterogeneous across studies, limiting generalisability. In particular, the most appropriate domains activity remain unclear. The Victoria Longitudinal Study-Activity Lifestyle Questionnaire comprises one broadest and diverse collections items, but different...

Background: An active and engaged lifestyle is beneficial for older adults’ health. However, there are many potential facilitators barriers of engagement in leisure activities.Methods: Twenty-two adults aged 69-81 (59% female) participated one four focus groups approximately 2-3 years after their previous participation an activity-based intervention study. Discussions explored the to continued in: 1) activities people were supported try during study, 2) generally, 3) new activities, 4)...

Objectives: As we age our cognitive abilities can change. However, the degree of change experienced be positively influenced by a range factors. To understand what public know about risk and protective factors for ageing systematic review studies was conducted to consider people brain health.Method: The search strategy included quantitative qualitative in English, including interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, surveys beliefs health (including predictions, opinions) generally healthy...

Objectives: Genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to cognitive ageing. This study explored people’s beliefs about determinants of ageing whether those were associated with engagement in potentially beneficial behaviours.Methods: Data collected through a UK-wide survey people aged 40 over. Responses from 3,130 individuals (94.0% the sample) analysed using chi-square tests independence, principal component analysis ANCOVAs.Results: Most respondents (62.2%) believed genes equally age-related...

Individual differences in personality have been associated with cognitive ability among older adults. Lifestyles and behaviours may partly account for reported links between traits ability, but further research is needed to investigate these potential mechanisms. The present study investigated several possible indirect personality-cognition associations indicated by previous research: a) whether any positive association Openness Experience was mediated increased engagement mentally...

Introduction: Changes in thinking skills are commonly experienced by older adults, though large person-to-person variation exists.To develop clear information about the factors that might predict better brain health, it is useful to first understand adults' views around halting or preventing changes cognitive abilities.A survey was carried out explore ideas maintaining and improving with age.

Background and objectives: An active engaged lifestyle is supported as being beneficial for brain health. Activities comprising physical, mental social demands, or combinations of those, are particular interest, have been the focus specific interventions. Exploring how older people engage with such community-based activities, including facilitators barriers to participation, may help improve success future translational activities. Research design methods: Twenty-seven adults aged 65-86 (56%...

A growing body of literature suggests that higher engagement in a range activities can be beneficial for cognitive health old age. Such studies typically rely on self-report questionnaires to assess level engagement. These are highly heterogeneous across studies, limiting generalisability. In particular, the most appropriate domains activity remain unclear. The Victoria Longitudinal Study-Activity Lifestyle Questionnaire (VLS-ALQ) comprises one broadest and diverse collections items, but...