Residential trajectories across the life course and their association with cognitive functioning in later life.

ABSTRACT: Previous work has found that later life urban-rural differences in cognitive health can be largely explained by indicators of cognitive reserve such as education or occupation. However, previous research concentrated on residence in limited, specific, periods. This study offers a detailed investigation on the association between urban (vs. rural) residence from birth, and cognitive functioning in older age. Using data from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe we created residential trajectories from birth to survey enrolment with a combination of sequence and cluster analysis. Using mixed-effects models, we investigated the association between residential trajectories in early, mid, and later life and three cognitive functioning outcomes: immediate recall, delayed recall, a

SUBMITTER: Orsholits D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9553870 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature