Effect of living arrangements on cognitive function in Chinese elders: a longitudinal observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine how living arrangement as a social contextual factor can affect Chinese elders' cognitive function.

Setting and participants

Our sample consists of 2486 Chinese elders from two waves (2014 and 2018) of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) that was administered in 22 of China's 31 provinces using a multi-stage, disproportionate, purposive random sampling method. The CLHLS aims to better understand the determinants of healthy longevity in China and collects extensive data on a large population of fragile elders aged 80-112 in China.

Outcome measures

Cognitive function was measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Living arrangement was divided into living in an institution, living alone and living with household memb

SUBMITTER: Lin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9540837 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature