Averting older adults' memory function decline via meaningful activities: a follow-up longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of satisfaction with meaningful activities and their performance on the memory function among community-dwelling older adults 3 years later.

Methods

A longitudinal analysis was conducted on 288 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 years and more who had completed the survey in 2019 and 2022 as participants in the Tarumizu Study. Meaningful activities were assessed in 2019 using the Aid for Decision-Making in Occupation Choice for activities. Satisfaction with and performance of meaningful activities were assessed, and the bottom 25% were classified into two groups: low satisfaction and low performance. Memory function was assessed using the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology-Functional Assessment

SUBMITTER: Akaida S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11632033 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature