Longitudinal associations between sensory and cognitive functioning in adults 60 years or older in Sweden and DenmarkShow others and affiliations
2024 (English)In: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics (Print), ISSN 0167-4943, E-ISSN 1872-6976, Vol. 121, article id 105362Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study is to explore the bidirectional, longitudinal associations between self-reported sensory functions (hearing/vision) and cognitive functioning among older adults in Sweden and Denmark during the period 2004-2017.
METHODS: The study is based on data from The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe and consists of 3164 persons aged 60 to 93 years. Within-person associations between sensory and cognitive functions were estimated using random intercept cross-lagged panel models.
RESULTS: The results indicated that cognitive and sensory functions were associated within their respective domains over time. The results on the bidirectional associations between sensory functions and cognition over time showed weak and statistically non-significant estimates.
CONCLUSION: Our study showed no clear evidence for cross-lagged effects between sensory functions and cognitive functioning. Important to note, however, is that using longitudinal data to estimate change within persons is a demanding statistical test and various factors may have contributed to the absence of conclusive evidence in our study. We discuss several of these factors.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 121, article id 105362
Keywords [en]
Cognition, Hearing, Older adults, Scandinavia, Sensory functions, Vision
National Category
Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-111831DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2024.105362ISI: 001197399500001PubMedID: 38382171Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85185553793OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-111831DiVA, id: diva2:1840031
Funder
EU, Horizon 2020, 7542852024-02-222024-02-222024-05-02Bibliographically approved