Living arrangements and cognitive abilities of community-dwelling older adults in Singapore.
Kumarasan RoystonnEdimansyah AbdinShazana ShahwanYunjue ZhangRajeswari SambasivamJanhavi Ajit VaingankarRathi MahendranHong Choon ChuaSiow Ann ChongMythily SubramaniamPublished in: Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society (2020)
Older adults living in multigenerational households seem to be disadvantaged in their cognitive function. However, we cannot conclude this based on the evidence because of the cross-sectional nature of the data. Further research is needed to reasonably determine the relationship between living arrangements and cognitive function. Regardless, these findings add to the growing understanding of the complex relationship between living arrangements and cognition in older adults and could provide a basis to design effective strategies to delay cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults.