Engagement in social activities and progression from mild to severe cognitive impairment: the MYHAT study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 587-595

  Hughes, Tiffany F ^a   Flatt, Jason D ^b   Fu, Bo ^c   Chang, Chung Chou H ^a,c   Ganguli, Mary ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive decline; leisure activities; MCI; social engagement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84874142709     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212002086     Document Type: Article

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