Cegelon, A;
Jenkins, A;
(2021)
Engaging in cognitively stimulating activities and change in cognitive function: a cross-country analysis using SHARE.
(QSS Working Papers
21-15).
UCL Social Research Institute: London, UK.
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Abstract
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, fifth and sixth waves of the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The cognitive activities analysed were: educational and training courses; reading books, newspapers and magazines; word or number games (such as crossword puzzles or Sudoku); 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, even after a short period - only 4 years - of engagement in such activities and regardless of one’s age.
| Type: | Working / discussion paper |
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| Title: | Engaging in cognitively stimulating activities and change in cognitive function: a cross-country analysis using SHARE |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://ideas.repec.org/p/qss/dqsswp/2115.html |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | ageing, cognitive decline, memory, verbal fluency, cognitively stimulating activities |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10126988 |
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