Lowering dementia risk and slowing progression of disease: the role of cognitive reserve and cognitive training

Almeida-Meza et al found an inverse correlation between cognitive reserve (associated with educational level, complexity of occupations and leisure activities) and dementia incidence. We suggest clarifying studies using their data-set and consider what can be done to modify socioeconomic inequalitie...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 2021-05, Vol.218 (5), p.252-253
Hauptverfasser:	Scherrer, Jeffrey F., Morley, John E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic achievement Age Aging Alzheimer's disease Cardiovascular disease Cognition Cognition & reasoning Cognition Disorders Cognitive ability Cognitive Reserve Cognitive skills training Commentary Dementia Dementia - epidemiology Dementia disorders Education Educational attainment Educational Status Humans Inequality Intervention Leisure Longitudinal studies Occupations Psychiatry Public health Quality of life Questionnaires Recreation Socioeconomic factors Survival analysis
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Zusammenfassung:	Almeida-Meza et al found an inverse correlation between cognitive reserve (associated with educational level, complexity of occupations and leisure activities) and dementia incidence. We suggest clarifying studies using their data-set and consider what can be done to modify socioeconomic inequalities that affect cognitive reserve or to slow early dementia.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.2020.119