Social engagement before and after dementia diagnosis in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.

<h4>Background</h4>Social engagement protects against dementia onset. Less is known about patterns of social engagement around the time of dementia diagnosis. We investigated face-to-face and telephone contact at three times (pre-diagnosis, at report of diagnosis, 2 years post-diagnosis)...

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Main Authors: Ruth A Hackett, Andrew Steptoe, Dorina Cadar, Daisy Fancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220195