Cognitive decline in older adults in the UK during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of PROTECT study data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the long-term health effects of COVID-19 are increasingly recognised, the societal restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic hold the potential for considerable detriment to cognitive and mental health, particularly because major dementia risk factors-such as those related to exercise and dietary habits-were affected during this period. We used longitudinal data from the PROTECT study to evaluate the effect of the pandemic on cognition in older adults in the UK.

Methods

For this longitudinal analysis, we used computerised neuropsychology data from individuals aged 50 years and older participating in the PROTECT study in the UK. Data were collected from the same participants before the COVID-19 pandemic (March 1, 2019-Feb 29, 2020) and during its first (Ma

SUBMITTER: Corbett A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720396 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature