André J Xavier1, Eleonora d'Orsi2, Cesar M de Oliveira3, Martin Orrell4, Panayotes Demakakos3, Jane P Biddulph3, Michael G Marmot3. 1. Health Academic Unit, Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. andre.xavier@unisul.br. 2. Department of Public Health, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. 3. Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and. 4. Mental Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cognitive decline is a major risk factor for disability, dementia, and death. The use of Internet/E-mail, also known as digital literacy, might decrease dementia incidence among the older population. The aim was to investigate whether digital literacy might be associated with decreased cognitive decline in older adulthood. METHODS: Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging cohort with 6,442 participants aged 50-89 years, followed for 8 years, with baseline cognitive testing and four additional time points. The main outcome variable was the relative percentage change in delayed recall from a 10-word-list learning task across five separate measurement points. In addition to digital literacy, socioeconomic variables, including wealth and education, comorbidities, and baseline cognitive function were included in predictive models. The analysis used Generalized Estimating Equations. RESULTS: Higher education, no functional impairment, fewer depressive symptoms, no diabetes, and Internet/E-mail use predicted better performance in delayed recall. CONCLUSIONS: Digital literacy may help reduce cognitive decline among persons aged between 50 and 89 years.
BACKGROUND: Cognitive decline is a major risk factor for disability, dementia, and death. The use of Internet/E-mail, also known as digital literacy, might decrease dementia incidence among the older population. The aim was to investigate whether digital literacy might be associated with decreased cognitive decline in older adulthood. METHODS: Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Aging cohort with 6,442 participants aged 50-89 years, followed for 8 years, with baseline cognitive testing and four additional time points. The main outcome variable was the relative percentage change in delayed recall from a 10-word-list learning task across five separate measurement points. In addition to digital literacy, socioeconomic variables, including wealth and education, comorbidities, and baseline cognitive function were included in predictive models. The analysis used Generalized Estimating Equations. RESULTS: Higher education, no functional impairment, fewer depressive symptoms, no diabetes, and Internet/E-mail use predicted better performance in delayed recall. CONCLUSIONS: Digital literacy may help reduce cognitive decline among persons aged between 50 and 89 years.
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