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Can Meaningful Activity Mediate the Relationship Between Social Support and Cognitive Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults?
| Τίτλος: | Can Meaningful Activity Mediate the Relationship Between Social Support and Cognitive Health Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults? |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Lee E; Department of Social Welfare, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea., Williams JM; College of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society [J Appl Gerontol] 2026 Aug; Vol. 45 (8), pp. 1474-1484. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 29. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Sage Publications for the Southern Gerontological Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8606502 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-4523 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07334648 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Appl Gerontol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: <2001-> : Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications for the Southern Gerontological Society Original Publication: Tampa, Fla. : The Southern Gerontologial Society, c1982- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Independent Living*/psychology , Activities of Daily Living*/psychology , Social Support* , Cognition*, Humans ; Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Male ; Aged, 80 and over |
| Περίληψη: | As the population continues to age, cognitive health becomes increasingly vital. Although social support and meaningful activities impact cognitive and psychological outcomes, how these factors are interrelated remains unclear. Using cross-sectional data from the Well Elderly II study (n = 460), this study examined (1) the effects of social support on cognitive health (measured by the Digit Symbol Substitution Test) and (2) whether engagement in meaningful activities mediates the relationship among community-dwelling older adults. After controlling for socio-demographic variables, researchers found a positive association between social support and cognitive health (β = .08, p < .05), with engagement in meaningful activities mediating this relationship (B = .57, SE = .12; 95% CI [.35, .83]). Findings suggest that practitioners should consider strategies that aid older adults in engaging in personally meaningful activities and help them find greater meaning in their existing routines, thereby strengthening the cognitive benefits of social support. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: cognitive health; meaningful activity; older adults; social support |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250929 Date Completed: 20260704 Latest Revision: 20260704 |
| Update Code: | 20260704 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/07334648251381401 |
| PMID: | 41021841 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1552-4523 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/07334648251381401 |