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Art Attendance and Change in Cognitive Function Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults.

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Petrovsky, DV; Wu, B; Hodgson, NA; Dong, X
Published in: Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
April 2022

Engaging in leisure activities that are cognitively simulating and enjoyable may be protective against cognitive decline in older adults; yet, few studies have examined this topic. We used two waves of data from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly and ran mixed-effects regression models to examine the relationship between baseline art activity attendance (including attending museum, musical arts, or both) and change in cognitive function (global, episodic memory, working memory, and executive function) among 2,703 older U.S. Chinese adults. We found that compared with older adults who did not attend any art activities, those who reported attending both art activities experienced a slower rate of change in episodic memory (estimate = -0.07; SE = 0.03; p = .01) and executive function (estimate = -0.06; SE = .03; p = .04). Our study findings point to the importance of attending art-based culture events among U.S. Chinese older adults.

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Published In

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

DOI

EISSN

1552-4523

ISSN

0733-4648

Publication Date

April 2022

Volume

41

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1047 / 1056

Related Subject Headings

  • Memory, Episodic
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Cognition
  • China
  • Aged
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences
 

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Petrovsky, D. V., Wu, B., Hodgson, N. A., & Dong, X. (2022). Art Attendance and Change in Cognitive Function Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, 41(4), 1047–1056. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648211017339
Petrovsky, Darina V., Bei Wu, Nancy A. Hodgson, and XinQi Dong. “Art Attendance and Change in Cognitive Function Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults.Journal of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 41, no. 4 (April 2022): 1047–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648211017339.
Petrovsky DV, Wu B, Hodgson NA, Dong X. Art Attendance and Change in Cognitive Function Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 2022 Apr;41(4):1047–56.
Petrovsky, Darina V., et al. “Art Attendance and Change in Cognitive Function Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults.Journal of Applied Gerontology : The Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society, vol. 41, no. 4, Apr. 2022, pp. 1047–56. Epmc, doi:10.1177/07334648211017339.
Petrovsky DV, Wu B, Hodgson NA, Dong X. Art Attendance and Change in Cognitive Function Among U.S. Community-Dwelling Chinese Older Adults. Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society. 2022 Apr;41(4):1047–1056.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society

DOI

EISSN

1552-4523

ISSN

0733-4648

Publication Date

April 2022

Volume

41

Issue

4

Start / End Page

1047 / 1056

Related Subject Headings

  • Memory, Episodic
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Gerontology
  • Cognitive Dysfunction
  • Cognition
  • China
  • Aged
  • 52 Psychology
  • 42 Health sciences