Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period

The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
Daisy FancourtDorina Cadar

Abstract

Theories of cognitive reserve, disuse syndrome and stress have suggested that activities that are mentally engaging, enjoyable and socially interactive could be protective against the development of dementia. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, this study shows that for adults aged 50 and older visiting museums every few months or more was associated with a lower incidence rate of dementia over a 10-year follow-up period compared with less-frequent visiting. This association was independent of demographics, socioeconomic status, health-related variables including sensory impairment, depression, vascular conditions and other forms of community engagement. Visiting museums may be a promising psychosocial activity to support the prevention of dementia.Declaration of interestNone.

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Jan 10, 2019·The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences·Nina Trivedy Rogers, Daisy Fancourt
Oct 31, 2019·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·Daisy FancourtDorina Cadar
Jan 11, 2019·Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports·Corinne Pettigrew, Anja Soldan
Oct 29, 2020·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry·Patricia Camprodon-BoadasJosefina Castro-Fornieles
Dec 17, 2020·Geriatrics & Gerontology International·Fengming Chen, Hiroshi Yoshida
Nov 3, 2020·Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology·Sivaniya SubramaniapillaiGillian Einstein
Apr 4, 2021·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·Eugen Wassiliwizky, Winfried Menninghaus

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