Cognitive function, co-residence, and social participation among older persons in Thailand

Bibliographic Data

ID12008303
AuthorsWiraporn Pothisiri (0000-0001-7279-9999, Chulalongkorn University), Paolo Miguel Manalang Vicerra (0000-0003-3076-7440, Chulalongkorn University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume61
Issue4
Pages741-754
Publication date2021-01-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Social Science Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0362-3319 • E-ISSN: 1873-5355
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03623319.2020.1851076
OpenAlexW3120700159
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited51

Cognitive function is likely to decline with age. Its decline or protection is associated with demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related factors. Social factors, including living arrangement and social participation, have been afforded less attention in the literature, especially in the context of developing countries in Asia. This study uses the 2016 Population Change and Well-Being in the Context of Ageing Societies survey to examine the association of these factors with cognitive function among older persons in Thailand. Using different models by gender, the present study found that age, education, income level, and health-enhancing behavior are consistently associated with cognitive function among both men and women. The perception of adequacy of income, co-residence with children, and engagement in religious activities are associated with improved cognitive function among older men but not women. Experience of physical limitation is negatively associated with cognitive function among men, while experience of depressive symptoms has the same association among women. The analyses demonstrate that the results involving many of the selected covariates agree with the prior literature, although others diverge from previous observations, including employment, tobacco smoking, and alcohol consumption. This study contributes to the literature by providing population-based evidence from a developing Asian setting where cognitive decline in later life remains relatively unstudied

Cognition · Cognitive decline · Context (archaeology · Dementia · Geography · Population · Psychiatry · Residence · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Demography · Health disparities and outcomes · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology

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