The impact of early adversity on later life health, lifestyle, and cognition.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early life adversity has been shown to have long-lasting detrimental effects on a variety of biopsychosocial outcomes. Early adversity and its consequences may directly or indirectly affect cognitive aging and increase the risk of developing dementia in older age. Investigating the biopsychosocial outcomes associated with early adverse experiences is essential to inform health policies and promote healthy cognitive development across the life course.

Methods

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of early adversity (i.e., abuse and deprivation) on selected outcomes (i.e., physical and mental health, lifestyle, and cognition) in two UK cohorts (the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), N = 12,653, Mdn_age = 66, SD_age = 9.58;

SUBMITTER: Kunzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600748 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature