Lifestyle and behavioural changes in older adults during the Covid-19 pandemic are associated with subjective cognitive complaints.

ABSTRACT: Subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) is a self-reported experience of persistently impaired cognitive functions which could be the earliest red flag of neurocognitive disorders. The COVID-19 pandemic and related restriction measures changed the lifestyle and behaviour of older adults. The aim of this study was to assess the relation of these changes and SCC status in Hungary. This cross-sectional study analysed the data of 359 elderly Hungarians who filled out the WW-FINGERS-SARS-CoV2 survey. A quarter of the respondents (n:88) reported SCC in connection with the pandemic. We compared sociodemographic features, health status, lifestyle, and social life parameters between subjects with reported SCC and without. To eliminate the potential interrelation across group differences, stepwise log

SUBMITTER: Zsuffa JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10827799 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature