Association of social isolation and cognitive performance: a longitudinal study using a four-wave nationwide survey

• Main Authors: Yanran Duan (Author), Shuai Jiang (Author), Zhao Yin (Author), Sufan Wang (Author), Jinghong Gao (Author), Mengyu Yang (Author), Changying Chen (Author), Hang Fu (Author), Chengzeng Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aimed to examine the bidirectional relationship between social isolation and cognitive performance among Chinese middle-aged and older adults. Methods We used four waves of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. A latent growth model (LGM) was ap...