Satisfaction With Life and Risk of Dementia: Findings From the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Life satisfaction is increasingly viewed as an asset associated with better general health, but its association with cognitive health and risk of dementia is less examined. We tested the hypothesis that higher life satisfaction would be associated with lower risk of dementia.

Methods

Participants were a nationally representative sample of adults (n = 8,021; age range: 45-93 years) from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging assessed every 2 years for up to 12 years. Multilevel modeling analysis examined whether life satisfaction is associated with cognitive functioning and decline. The primary analysis used Cox regression to examine the association between baseline life satisfaction and risk of incident dementia.

Results

Between-person differences and withi

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535771 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature