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Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognitive Decline in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults
Laura B Zahodne, Neika Sharifian, Ann Zarina Kraal, Ketlyne Sol, Afsara B Zaheed, Jennifer J Manly, Adam M Brickman. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS, 2020-08-25
Topic: Health services, long-term care and technology
Higher NIH Toolbox Friendship scores predicted less episodic memory decline. One standard deviation increase in friendship corresponded to 6 fewer years of memory aging. This association did not significantly differ across racial/ethnic groups. This longitudinal study provides support for the potential importance of friendships for subsequent episodic memory trajectories among older adults from three ethnic groups. Further study into culturally informed interventions is needed to investigate whether and how friend networks may be targeted to promote cognitive health in late life.
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Zahodne, L. B., Sharifian, N., Kraal, A. Z., Sol, K., Zaheed, A. B., Manly, J. J., et al. (2021). Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognitive Decline in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617720000648
Vancouver
Zahodne LB, Sharifian N, Kraal AZ, Sol K, Zaheed AB, Manly JJ, et al. Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognitive Decline in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS. 2021. doi:10.1017/s1355617720000648. PMID: 32838830.
BibTeX
@article{zahodne2021-32838830,
author = {Zahodne, Laura B and Sharifian, Neika and Kraal, Ann Zarina and Sol, Ketlyne and Zaheed, Afsara B and Manly, Jennifer J and Brickman, Adam M},
title = {{Positive Psychosocial Factors and Cognitive Decline in Ethnically Diverse Older Adults}},
journal = {Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS},
year = {2021},
doi = {10.1017/s1355617720000648},
pmid = {32838830},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617720000648}
}
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Key findings
- Higher NIH Toolbox Friendship scores predicted less episodic memory decline.
- One standard deviation increase in friendship corresponded to 6 fewer years of memory aging.
- This association did not significantly differ across racial/ethnic groups.
- This longitudinal study provides support for the potential importance of friendships for subsequent episodic memory trajectories among older adults from three ethnic groups.
- Further study into culturally informed interventions is needed to investigate whether and how friend networks may be targeted to promote cognitive health in late life.
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Study details
- Study designcross-sectional
- Evidence strengthModerate
How this study scored 52/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multi-centre collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 29 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 52 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 4 / 12 | A snapshot of people at one point in time |
| Strength of evidence | 3 / 5 | Rated “moderate” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2021 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | — / 7 | No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score |
| Citations per year | — / 5 | No citation count or no year — left out of this score |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | — / 6 | Not yet checked against this library's citation graph — left out of this score |
| Still being cited | — / 4 | No yearly citation counts — left out of this score |
| Senior author's track record | — / 4 | Senior author's record not available — left out of this score |
| Institution's track record | — / 3 | No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Multi-centre collaboration | — / 3 | Institutions not listed — left out of this score |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32838830) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 29 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 29 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 52 out of 100. |
| Total | 52 / 100 | — |
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