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| Id | 114 | |
| Author | Fancourt, D.; Steptoe, A.; Cadar, D. | |
| Title | Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period | |
| Reference | Fancourt, D., Steptoe, A., & Cadar, D. (2018). Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: Museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 213(5), 661-663. |
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| Link to article | https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2018.129 |
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| Abstract | Theories of cognitive reserve, disuse syndrome and stress have suggested that activities that are mentally engaging, enjoyable and socially interactive could be protective against the development of dementia. Using data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, this study shows that for adults aged 50 and older visiting museums every few months or more was associated with a lower incidence rate of dementia over a 10-year follow-up period compared with less-frequent visiting. This association was independent of demographics, socioeconomic status, health-related variables including sensory impairment, depression, vascular conditions and other forms of community engagement. Visiting museums may be a promising psychosocial activity to support the prevention of dementia. |
Cultural engagement and cognitive reserve: museum attendance and dementia incidence over a 10-year period. however this is the first study to the authors knowledge to explore whether visiting museums among adults aged and older is associated with a lower incidence rate of dementia over a -year period. model : additionally adjusted for community engagement. % who were missing baseline data on cultural participation n = ; for every few months or more irr =. further studies may wish to extend these findings by exploring more the cognitive mechanisms underlying the results reported here considering the relationship between museum visits and inci- dence rates for more specific types of dementia as well as focusing in particular on subgroups at high risk and exploring potential pro- tective effects of other types of multimodal cultural activities.
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