scholarly journals Arterial Stiffness Predicts Cognitive Decline in Japanese Community-dwelling Elderly Subjects: A One-year Follow-up Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 637-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiki Yukutake ◽  
Minoru Yamada ◽  
Naoto Fukutani ◽  
Shu Nishiguchi ◽  
Hiroki Kayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arterial Stiffness ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
One Year

scholarly journals The Association between Social Support Sources and Cognitive Function among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A One-Year Prospective Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiji Noguchi ◽  
Ippei Nojima ◽  
Tomoe Inoue-Hirakawa ◽  
Hideshi Sugiura
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Older People ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
One Year

There is evidence that social relationships may modify cognitive decline in older people. We examined the prospective association between social support and cognitive function among community-dwelling older people. Japanese adults recruited at health checkups in suburban towns were surveyed at baseline and one-year follow-up. Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Japanese version (MoCA-J). Social support from coresiding family, non-coresiding family, and neighbors/friends was assessed using self-administered questionnaires. Multivariable linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the effects of social support on MoCA-J scores at follow-up. Data were analyzed from 121 older people (mean age (standard deviation): 73.86 (4.95) years). There was a positive association between social support exchanges with neighbors and friends and MoCA-J scores at follow-up after covariate adjustment (unstandardized β = 1.23, p = 0.006). Social support exchanges with coresiding family and non-coresiding family and relatives were not associated with MoCA-J scores at follow-up (coresiding family: Unstandardized β = 0.28, p = 0.813, non-coresiding family and relatives: Unstandardized β = 0.51, p = 0.238). The provision of emotional support to neighbors and friends had the largest effect on MoCA-J scores. Our findings suggest that social support exchanges with neighbors and friends are protective against cognitive decline.

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