Loneliness and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Findings From the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the relationship between loneliness and cognitive function and to explore the mediating role of physical health on the loneliness-cognition relationship in Chinese older adults (OAs).

Method

Data came from a nationally representative sample of 14,199 Chinese OAs (aged 65+) from 2002, 2005, 2008, and 2011 waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. A latent variable cross-lagged panel model combined with mediation analysis was used to determine the relationship between loneliness and cognitive function and the mediating effect of increase in the number of chronic conditions (ΔNCCs) on the ascertained loneliness-cognition relationship.

Results

Severe loneliness at prior assessment points was significantly associated with poorer cogn

SUBMITTER: Zhong BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5156491 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature