Social Engagement, Depressive Symptoms, and Loneliness, and Longitudinal Cognitive Decline in a Population-Based Cohort of Older Adults
Social engagement slows cognitive decline in individuals with loneliness and/or depression. It is essential to build strategies for adhering to social activities into interventions that seek to minimize risk of cognitive impairment.
Authors
- Kristin R. Krueger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6388-4083)
- Ted Kheng Siang Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7348-0410)
- Pankaja Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0904-5905)
- Kumar B. Rajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1268-4617)
- Denis A. Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4755-5401)
- Robert S. Wilson
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Open Science Education and Practice
- Published
- 2025-03-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.osep.2025.02.004
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.33
Funders
- National Institute on Aging