Social participation patterns and associations with subsequent cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment: a latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social participation (SP) has been associated with cognitive benefits among older adults; however, little is known about SP patterns and their relationships with cognitive function in cognitively impaired populations. This study aimed to identify SP patterns among cognitively impaired older individuals and evaluate their associations with subsequent cognitive function, specifically mental intactness and episodic memory.

Methods

Data were drawn from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), including 5,673 individuals aged 60 years and older with cognitive impairment from 2015 to 2018. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify SP patterns, and hierarchical linear regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between these patt

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11903710 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature