Cognitive maintenance in older adults in social classes: a secondary analysis of the longitudinal SHARE data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive maintenance-defined as a capacity to maintain good or excellent cognitive functioning-is a valuable ageing outcome. Socio-demographic, dementia risk and protective factors may contribute differently to it across social classes. However, these effects have not been adequately assessed yet.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate the effects of socio-demographic, risks and protective factors on the probability of cognitive maintenance in older adults stratified by social classes.

Methods

Participants aged 65-85 years at the baseline from the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (Waves 5 (2013) and 7 (2017)) were included. Cognitive maintenance was operationalised as six or more words recalled on the 10-word delayed recall test at baseline

SUBMITTER: Bodryzlova Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12322456 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature