The mediating effect of cognitive reserve between social isolation and cognitive function – Results of the population-based LIFE-Adult-Study
Roehr, S.; Luck, T.; Rodriguez, F.; Thiery, J.; Loeffler, M.; Villringer, A.; Riedel-Heller, S. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2018 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Social isolation is rapidly increasing in many societies, having strong negative effects on general health as well as mortality. Cognitive decline and dementia are two outcomes associated with social isolation. We aimed to investigate whether cognitive reserve could buffer the adverse effect that social isolation has on cognitive function. Methods: Data from dementia-free participants between age 40 and 79 years of the population-based „Adult Study“ of the Leipzig Research Centre for Civilization Diseases (LIFE, n = 10, 000) were investigated. Cognitive reserve was operationalized as educational atta…
