The effect of childcare activities on cognitive status and depression in older adults: gender differences in a 4.4-year longitudinal study.

Caterina Trevisan Maria Valentina PamioChiara CurreriStefania MaggiGiovannella BaggioSabina ZambonLeonardo SartoriEgle PerissinottoGaetano CrepaldiEnzo ManzatoGiuseppe Sergi

Published in: International journal of geriatric psychiatry (2017)

Involvement of older adults in childcare activities seems to lower the risk of cognitive impairment in both genders and to prevent onset or worsening of depression particularly in older men. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keyphrases

physical activity
cognitive impairment
depressive symptoms
sleep quality
middle aged