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O4‐08‐05: WELL‐BEING AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, LONELINESS AND SPIRITUALITY
Author(s) -
Tippett Lynette J.,
McArthur Laurel,
Anderson Tim,
Cutfield Nick,
Dalrymple-Alford John
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2019.06.4786
Subject(s) - loneliness , psychology , clinical psychology , ucla loneliness scale , quality of life (healthcare) , dementia , cognition , neuropsychology , spirituality , social anxiety , life satisfaction , rating scale , scale (ratio) , gerontology , anxiety , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , psychotherapist , alternative medicine , pathology , physics , disease , quantum mechanics
deficiency in six areas: drinking water, fuel, road, sewage, waste management, and toilet facilities. A score from 0 to 3 was assigned to each area, with 3 indicating the most deficient. The infrastructure deficiency index ranged from 0 to 18; higher scores indicated more deficiency. Two dichotomous variables indicated whether health care centre, and elder activity centre were available in the village. Respondents’ demographic characteristics (age, gender, marital status, living arrangements), health status (self-rated health, ADL) and socioeconomic status (SES, including education, financial support from children, public pension) were covariates. Multilevel mixed regression analyses were conducted in Stata 14. Results: Controlling for individuals’ SES, health status and demographic characteristics, village infrastructure deficiency was negatively associated with the cognitive function among older adults in rural China, whereas the provision of healthcare centre and elderly activities centre in rural villages was not significantly associated with the cognitive function among older adults in rural China. Conclusions: Village infrastructure matter for cognitive function among rural older adults. Our findings suggest that improving infrastructure in villages could potentially be an effective strategy to prevent cognitive impair in rural China.