Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

ABSTRACT: There has been significant interest in the effects of television on cognition in children, but much less research has been carried out into the effects in older adults. This study aimed to explore whether television viewing behaviours in adults aged 50 or over are associated with a decline in cognition. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging involving 3,662 adults aged 50+, we used multivariate linear regression models to explore longitudinal associations between baseline television watching (2008/2009) and cognition 6 years later (2014/2015) while controlling for demographic factors, socio-economic status, depression, physical health, health behaviours and a range of other sedentary behaviours. Watching television for more than 3.5 hours per day is associated with a dose-

SUBMITTER: Fancourt D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6395805 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature