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Antonio Sánchez Cabaco¹, Marina Wobbeking Sánchez², Manuel Mejía-Ramírez³

¹Faculty of Psychology, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.

Frontiers in Psychology

|February 3, 2023

Abstract

Introduction:

We study from a multidimensional perspective the different factors that help prevent the development of cognitive impairment in old aging.

Methods:

This study analyzed in 300 elderly subjects the relationship between cognitive reserve (CR), physical reserve (PR) and motivational reserve (MR) with cognitive impairment. This study also takes into consideration different variables (sex, age, educational level, and institutionalization) that might affect the results in the different types of reserves (CR, physical and MR) and cognitive impairment.

Results:

The results show that people with a higher cognitive reserve, physical reserve and motivational reserve have less cognitive impairment.

Discussion:

Therefore, it is important to consider measuring the CR as a variable to diagnose neurodegenerative illnesses but it is also essential to consider the physical state and physical activity, as well as the motivational dimension. With the cognitive reserve and sex variables no significant differences were observed. Age had a negative effect on strategic flexibility, but those with higher CR had better cognitive flexibility and the educational.

Keywords:

age cognitive impairment cognitive reserve educational level motivational reserve physical reserve

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