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Mental, physical and social components in leisure activities equally contribute to decrease dementia risk.

Anita Karp1, Stephanie Paillard-Borg, Hui-Xin Wang

  • 1Aging Research Center, Division of Geriatric Epidemiology, Department of Neurotec, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. anita.karp@neurotec.ki.se

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
|December 2, 2005
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Engaging in diverse leisure activities combining mental, physical, and social elements significantly reduces dementia risk. A broad spectrum of activities offers greater protection than single-component engagement.

Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Neuroscience
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Growing evidence links leisure activities to improved cognitive health and reduced dementia risk.
  • Previous research often categorized activities into single mental, physical, or social types.
  • Many leisure pursuits integrate multiple components, necessitating a nuanced investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the independent and combined effects of mental, physical, and social components of leisure activities on dementia risk.
  • To determine if engaging in activities with multiple components offers superior protection against dementia.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 776 non-demented individuals aged 75+ in Stockholm, Sweden, was followed for six years.
  • Leisure activities were assessed for their mental, physical, and social components by researchers and participants.

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  • Statistical analysis calculated multi-adjusted relative risks (RRs) for dementia based on component scores.

    • Main Results:

    • Higher scores in mental, physical, and social components were associated with reduced dementia risk (RRs: 0.71, 0.61, 0.68, respectively).
    • The most significant dementia risk reduction was observed in individuals with high scores in two or all three components (RR = 0.53).

    Conclusions:

    • Engaging in a diverse range of leisure activities, particularly those with multiple components, is more beneficial for dementia prevention than single-activity engagement.
    • Promoting multifaceted leisure engagement may be a key strategy in mitigating dementia risk in older adults.