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The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife
Lisa Bransby, Rachel F Buckley, Emily Rosenich, Katherine H Franks, Nawaf Yassi, Paul Maruff, Matthew P Pase, Yen Ying Lim. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2022-02-09
Topic: Brain imaging, connectivity and assessment
Educational attainment and leisure activity engagement were individually associated with memory performance. Participants were classified based on whether they rated highly in zero to four cognitive engagement indices. Compared to participants with no indices, participants with two or more indices performed moderately better on memory. Results suggest that greater variety of cognitive engagement across different areas of life is related to better memory in midlife. Possible explanation for this relationship may be increased opportunity for enhancing cognitive reserve, but further investigations are required.
Key findings
- Educational attainment and leisure activity engagement were individually associated with memory performance.
- Participants were classified based on whether they rated highly in zero to four cognitive engagement indices.
- Compared to participants with no indices, participants with two or more indices performed moderately better on memory.
- Results suggest that greater variety of cognitive engagement across different areas of life is related to better memory in midlife.
- Possible explanation for this relationship may be increased opportunity for enhancing cognitive reserve, but further investigations are required.
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Study details
- Participants1,864
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 55/100
Published in a leading specialty journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported 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 31 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 55 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 9 / 10 | Tier 2 — leading specialty journal (Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)) |
| Journal's citation record | — / 4 | No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 3 / 5 | 2022 — within 6 year(s) of the newest study here |
| Sample size | 3 / 4 | 1,864 participants |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 3 / 3 | Studied in people (participant count stated) |
| 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 35155733) |
| Free to read | — / 2 | Access not recorded — left out of this score |
| Points | 31 / 56 | Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 31 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 55 out of 100. |
| Total | 55 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Bransby, L., Buckley, R. F., Rosenich, E., Franks, K. H., Yassi, N., Maruff, P., et al. (2022). The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands). https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12278
Vancouver
Bransby L, Buckley RF, Rosenich E, Franks KH, Yassi N, Maruff P, et al. The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife. Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2022. doi:10.1002/dad2.12278. PMID: 35155733.
BibTeX
@article{bransby2022-35155733,
author = {Bransby, Lisa and Buckley, Rachel F and Rosenich, Emily and Franks, Katherine H and Yassi, Nawaf and Maruff, Paul and Pase, Matthew P and Lim, Yen Ying},
title = {{The relationship between cognitive engagement and better memory in midlife}},
journal = {Alzheimer's \& dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)},
year = {2022},
doi = {10.1002/dad2.12278},
pmid = {35155733},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/dad2.12278}
}
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