Maresa Buchholz, Isabel Zöllinger, Jochen René Thyrian, Melanie Luppa, Andrea Zülke, Juliane Döhring, Laura Lunden, Linda Sanftenberg, Christian Brettschneider, David Czock, Thomas Frese, Jochen Gensichen, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Hanna Kaduszkiewicz, Hans-Helmut König, Birgitt Wiese, Steffi G Riedel-Heller, Iris Blotenberg
BACKGROUND: Studies demonstrate associations between low social activity in older adults and cognitive decline. Little has been investigated regarding which factors are associated with low social activity in older adults at increased risk of dementia. OBJECTIVE: We investigate which sociodemographic, psychological, health-related, and environmental factors are associated with low social activity in older adults at increased risk of dementia. Additionally, we describe the stages of health behavior change, the types of social activities, and the duration of the current level of social activity...
April 6, 2024: Journal of Alzheimer's Disease: JAD