{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Lor Y"],"funding":["NIA NIH HHS","National Institute on Aging"],"pagination":["e71169"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12848898"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["22(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Volunteering is linked to cognitive benefits in aging, but evidence in diverse populations is limited.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined volunteering and cognition in Kaiser Healthy Aging and Diverse Life Experiences Study/Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans participants (N = 2789) with unimpaired cognition at baseline. Volunteering and frequency of volunteering in the past year at baseline were self-reported, and cognition (executive function [EF], verbal episodic memory [VEM]) was assessed with the Spanish and English Neuropsychological Assessment Scale across 4 waves (range of follow-up: 2-6 years). Linear mixed-effect models adjusted for demographics.<h4>Results</h4>Participants were 73.8 ± 7.8 years on average; 62% women; 45% Black, 21% White, 18% Asian, and 17% "],"journal":["Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association"],"pubmed_title":["The impact of volunteering on cognition and cognitive decline in older diverse cohorts: KHANDLE and STAR."],"pmcid":["PMC12848898"],"funding_grant_id":["R01AG052132","R01AG050782"],"pubmed_authors":["Mayeda ER","Hokett E","Colbeth H","Chanti-Ketterl M","Whitmer RA","Chen NX","Fletcher E","Lor Y","Gilsanz P","Tandel N","Zlatar ZZ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The impact of volunteering on cognition and cognitive decline in older diverse cohorts: KHANDLE and STAR.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Volunteering is linked to cognitive benefits in aging, but evidence in diverse populations is limited.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined volunteering and cognition in Kaiser Healthy Aging and Diverse Life Experiences Study/Study of Healthy Aging in African Americans participants (N = 2789) with unimpaired cognition at baseline. Volunteering and frequency of volunteering in the past year at baseline were self-reported, and cognition (executive function [EF], verbal episodic memory [VEM]) was assessed with the Spanish and English Neuropsychological Assessment Scale across 4 waves (range of follow-up: 2-6 years). Linear mixed-effect models adjusted for demographics.<h4>Results</h4>Participants were 73.8 ± 7.8 years on average; 62% women; 45% Black, 21% White, 18% Asian, and 17% ","dates":{"release":"2026-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2026 Jan","modification":"2026-06-13T06:23:55.445Z","creation":"2026-06-13T03:12:30.088Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12848898","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41603407"],"doi":["10.1002/alz.71169"]}}