Leisure activity engagement across adulthood predicts cognitive change after five years: Do gender and age matter?

Sharon Sanz SimonSeonjoo LeeYian GuAshley MensingDiala NoofooryGeneva M Hidalgo NazarioReshma S BabukuttyYaakov Stern

Published in: Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS (2022)

We demonstrated a protective effect of LA engagement on cognitive trajectories over 5 years, independent from demographics and a measure of brain health. The effects were in part moderated by gender, but not age. Results should be replicated in larger and more diverse samples. Our findings support cognitive reserve hypothesis and have implications for future reserve-enhancing interventions.

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