The association between religious participation and memory among middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mounting evidence suggests religion plays an important role in maintaining cognition. No prior systematic review has focused on the specific association between religion and the memory domain of cognition in middle-aged and older adults. We carried out a systematic review to explore this association in depth.

Methods

We searched the PsycINFO, Scopus, and PubMed databases to identify articles assessing any means of measuring religion as the exposure and memory as the outcome. Articles had to report on studies with comparison groups to be eligible for inclusion in the review. We followed the PRISMA checklist to conduct the review (PROSPERO registration # CRD42022330389).

Results

Nine out of the 1648 citations retrieved in the literature search were included i

SUBMITTER: Nath B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10437981 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature