Place of Residence and Cognitive Function in Older Adults in China: The Mediating Role of Social Participation

• DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010013
• Publication Date: 2021-12-21T09:35:57Z
• Authors: Le Yang; Jingmin Cheng; Hongman Wang
• Keywords: China; Social Participation; 16. Peace & justice; Article; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Cognition; 0302 clinical medicine; 11. Sustainability; social participation; older adults; place of residence; cognitive function; Humans; Cognitive Dysfunction; Longitudinal Studies; Aged

Background: Cognitive impairment is a severe health problem faced by older adults and their families, as well the countries in which they live. Differences place of residence may contribute to differences cognitive function adults, mediating effect social participation has rarely been studied China. Methods: A total 10,014 adult participants were included, using data from Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS). Place was described either city, town, or rural area. The frequency organized activities visits interactions with friends used assess both formal informal participation. version Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) measure function. mediation analysis conducted Hayes' process 3.4 on SPSS (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). Results: had negative adults. functions (a1b1 = 0.199) (a2b2 -0.056) indicate suppression part partial terms association between Promoting seems be an important strategy for preventing decline especially those living areas.