Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly

By T. Akbaraly, F. Portet, S. Fustinoni, Jean-François Dartigues, S. Artero, O. Rouaud, J. Touchon, Karen Ritchie, C. Berr. Neurology, 2009

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Subfields: Health, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health

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Epidemiology of Alzheimer Disease (2012, neutral): “Although some studies have failed to detect an association between physical activity and dementia (Wang et al. 2002; Wilson et al. 2002a; Verghese et al. 2003b), others have observed a beneficial role (Podewils et al. 2005; Rovio et al. 2005; Larson et al. 2006; Wang et al. 2006 ).”
Enrichment Effects on Adult Cognitive Development (2008, background): “(Verghese et al., 2003), a group of about 500 people aged 75 years or older rated their frequency of participation in six cognitive activities (e.”
Hearing Loss and Incident Dementia (2011, result): “This hypothesis is also supported by studies showing that individuals who remain engaged in leisure activities have a lower risk of dementia.(43) In the present study, self-reported hearing aid use was not associated with a significant reduction in dementia risk, but data on other key variables (eg,”
Does physical activity prevent cognitive decline and dementia?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies (2014, methodology): “Included as part of the meta-analyses were nine studies on dementia and AD (10 cohorts), published up until 2007 [23,35-42].”
Computerized Cognitive Training in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Effect Modifiers (2014, background): “2 0 1 3 [5 7 ] 2 4 7 6 .”
Epidemiologic studies of modifiable factors associated with cognition and dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis (2014, background): “[136] 75+/B 2003 US Cohort N = 469 Incident dementias (AD, VaD and others) +”
Exercise as medicine – evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases (2015, neutral): “…disease (Yoshitake et al., 1995; Laurin et al., 2001; Verghese et al., 2003; Abbott et al., 2004; Podewils et al., 2005; Rovio et al., 2005; Rovio et al., 2007; Ravaglia et al., 2008; Andel et al., 2008; Larson et al., 2006; Akbaraly et al., 2009; Scarmeas et al., 2009; Elwood et al., 2013).”
Physical activity, diet, and risk of Alzheimer disease. (2009, neutral): “Smoker 72 (14) 71 (11) 96 (14) .24 Depression 58 (11) 49 ( 8 ) 37 (5) .001”
Sedentary behavior and health outcomes among older adults: a systematic review (2014, background): “Risk of selection bias was identified in 9 articles (39%), [25,28,29,31-34,37,42,47] and information bias due to selfreported instruments was found in 20 articles (83%) [25-27,31-34,37,38,40-47].”
Dimensions of Reading Motivation: Development of an Adult Reading Motivation Scale (2007, background): “The first dimension, Reading as Part of the Self, is somewhat different from the dimensions of reading motivation found in children by Wigfield and Guthrie (1997), Baker and Wigfield (1999), and Watkins and Coffey (2004), perhaps reflecting the changes in cognitive systems and self-perception that c”
Computer-Based Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment: Results from a Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial (2009, background): “4,5 However, relatively few randomized, controlled trials (RCTs) of mental activity interventions have been performed, especially in elders with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), who are at increased risk of developing dementia.”
The Health Implications of Social Pensions: Evidence from China's New Rural Pension Scheme (2016, background): “…roles of the income from the NRPS. Evidence in the literature shows that participation in social and leisure activities is beneficial to perceived physical health, cognitive function, and life satisfaction in old age (e.g., Payne et al., 2006; Verghese et al., 2003; Menec and Chipperfield, 1997).”