Social participation and risk of developing dementia
The London College · University College London · +12 more institutions
Abstract
The increasing number of people with dementia globally illustrates the urgent need to reduce dementia’s scale and impact. Lifetime social participation may affect dementia risk by increasing cognitive reserve, and through brain maintenance by reducing stress and improving cerebrovascular health. It may therefore have important implications for individual behavior and public health policy aimed at reducing dementia burden. Observational study evidence indicates that greater social participation in midlife and late life is associated with 30–50% lower subsequent dementia risk, although some of this may not be causal. Social participation interventions have led to improved cognition but, partly due to short…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 52.74
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 159
Authors
7- ASAndrew SommerladCorresponding
The London College, University College London, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust
- MKMika Kivimäki
University of Helsinki, University College London
- EBEric B. Larson
University of Washington, Seattle Public Schools
- SRSusanne Röhr
Trinity College Dublin, Massey University, Leipzig University
- KSKokoro Shirai
The University of Osaka
Topics & keywords
- Dementia
- Psychology
- Business
- Medicine
- Disease
- Reduced inequalities
Funding
- WWellcomeAwards: 222932/Z/21/Z, 221854/Z/20/Z
- WTWellcome TrustAwards: 222932/Z/21/Z, 221854, 221854/Z/20/Z, R01AG056477
- GBGlobal Brain Health Institute
- NINational Institute for Health and Care ResearchAwards: NIHR203670, PGfAR NIHR203670 ENHANCE, RF1AG062553, R024227
- UCUniversity College London
- AOAcademy of FinlandAwards: RF1AG062553, 350426, R024227, 350426
- NINational Institutes of HealthAwards: R01AG056477, RF1AG062553, S011676, R024227
- MRMedical Research CouncilAwards: S011676, MR/S011676/1, R024227, MR/R024227/1, MRC S011676/1, RF1AG062553, S011676/1, R024227/1
- NINational Institute on AgingAwards: RF1AG062553, R01AG056477, R024227, R01AG056477, RF1AG062553, RO1AG