Marital Status and Cognitive Impairment among Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: The Role of Gender and Social Engagement

Marital Status and Cognitive Impairment among Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults: The Role of Gender and Social Engagement

Aims: To examine the association between marital status and cognitive impairment among community-dwelling Chinese older adults. Methods: We analyzed data from 2,498 Chinese aged 55 and older from the Singapore Longitudinal Aging Study cohort. Cognitive impairment was defined as a Mini-Mental State E...

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Main Authors: Lei Feng, Xue-Ting Ng, Philip Yap, Jialiang Li, Tih-Shih Lee, Krister Håkansson, Ee-Heok Kua, Tze-Pin Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-10-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
Subjects:
Cognitive impairment
Chinese older adults
Mini-Mental State Examination
Marital status
Social engagement
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/358584

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