?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Engaging+in+cognitively+stimulating+activities+and+change+in+cognitive+function%3A+a+cross-country+analysis+using+SHARE&rft.creator=Cegelon%2C+A&rft.creator=Jenkins%2C+A&rft.description=We+examine+the+relationship+between+different+types+of+cognitively+stimulating+activities+(CSAs)+and+cognitive+function+in+a+sample+of+community-dwelling+Europeans+aged+50+and+older.+The+data+were+drawn+from+the+fourth%2C+fifth+and+sixth+waves+of+the+Survey+on+Health%2C+Ageing+and+Retirement+in+Europe+(SHARE).+The+cognitive+activities+analysed+were%3A+educational+and+training+courses%3B+reading+books%2C+newspapers+and+magazines%3B+word+or+number+games+(such+as+crossword+puzzles+or+Sudoku)%3B+and+playing+chess+or+cards.+The+cognitive+function+outcomes+under+investigation+were+memory+and+verbal+fluency.+Our+longitudinal+analysis+of+changes+in+cognitive+abilities+show+that+CSAs+can+constitute+a+potential+source+for+the+delay+or+reduction+of+cognitive+decline%2C+even+after+a+short+period+-+only+4+years+-+of+engagement+in+such+activities+and+regardless+of+one%E2%80%99s+age.&rft.subject=ageing%2C+cognitive+decline%2C+memory%2C+verbal+fluency%2C+cognitively+stimulating+activities&rft.publisher=UCL+Social+Research+Institute&rft.date=2021-04&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++(QSS+Working+Papers++21-15).+UCL+Social+Research+Institute%3A+London%2C+UK.+(2021)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10126988%2F1%2Fqsswp2115_final_published.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10126988%2F&rft.rights=open