Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia in the Elderly

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Authors

Joe Verghese · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Richard B. Lipton

Abstract

Participation in leisure activities is associated with a reduced risk of dementia, even after adjustment for base-line cognitive status and after the exclusion of subjects with possible preclinical dementia. Controlled trials are needed to assess the protective effect of cognitive leisure activities on the risk of dementia.

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Health disparities and outcomes Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 348, Issue 25, pp. 2508-2516

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa022252

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