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Physical and mental health decline associated with more pronounced cognitive disengagement
A recent study suggests that preserving physical and mental health helps older adults experiencing cognitive impairment stave off declines in cognitive engagement.
We found that declines in physical and mental health were associated with more pronounced cognitive disengagement. The impact of declines in physical health was particularly pronounced for study participants who had more advanced cognitive impairment to begin with.
Shevaun Neupert, Study s Corresponding Author and Professor of Psychology, North Carolina State University
There s a lot of research showing that cognitive engagement can help older adults maintain cognitive health. However, the vast majority of that work has been done on healthy adults.
Preserving physical and mental health helps older adults experiencing cognitive impairment stave off declines in cognitive engagement, a new study suggests.
“We found that declines in physical and mental health were associated with more pronounced cognitive disengagement,” says Shevaun Neupert, professor of psychology at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the study published in
“The impact of declines in physical health was particularly pronounced for study participants who had more advanced cognitive impairment to begin with.”
There’s a lot of research showing that cognitive engagement can help older adults maintain cognitive health. However, the vast majority of that work has been done on healthy adults.
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A recent study suggests that preserving physical and mental health helps older adults experiencing cognitive impairment stave off declines in cognitive engagement. We found that declines in physical and mental health were associated with more pronounced cognitive disengagement, says Shevaun Neupert, corresponding author of the study and a professor of psychology at North Carolina State University. The impact of declines in physical health was particularly pronounced for study participants who had more advanced cognitive impairment to begin with.
There s a lot of research showing that cognitive engagement can help older adults maintain cognitive health. However, the vast majority of that work has been done on healthy adults.