Cognability: An Ecological Theory of neighborhoods and cognitive aging.

ABSTRACT: While a growing body of evidence points to potentially modifiable individual risk factors for dementia, the built and social environments in which people develop and navigate cognitive decline are largely overlooked. This paper proposes a new theoretical concept, Cognability, to conceptualize how supportive an area is to cognitive health among aging residents. Cognability incorporates a constellation of both positive and negative neighborhood features related to physical activity, social interaction and cognitive stimulation in later life. We analyzed data from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke Study, a national sample of older Black and white adults in the United States (n = 21,151; mean age at assessment = 67; data collected 2006-2017). Generalized additive mult

SUBMITTER: Finlay J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9661364 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature