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Associations of Religious Service Attendance With Cognitive Function in Midlife

Findings From The Cardia Study

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ID12440734
AuthorsIsabel S Nelson (0000-0001-5110-2603, Columbia University), Katrina L Kezios (0000-0001-7115-032X, Columbia University), Martine Elbejjani (0000-0002-5035-0370, Clinical Research Institute, American University of Beirut Medical Center , Beirut , Lebanon), Peiyi Lu (0000-0003-4848-799X, Columbia University), Kristine Yaffe (0000-0003-0919-3825, Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco , San Francisco, California , USA), Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri (0000-0001-5398-3408, Columbia University, corresponding author)
EditorsJessica Kelley
Year2022
Volume78
Issue4
Pages684-694
Publication date2022-10-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/geronb/gbac165
PMID36239456
OpenAlexW4306175387
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited43

Our findings suggest that frequent involvement in religious services at midlife is associated with better global cognition and verbal memory but worse executive function. There was no association with processing speed

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