The association between social stress and global cognitive function in a population-based study: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk study

Leng, Yue; Wainwright, Nicholas W.J.; Hayat, Shabina; Stephan, Blossom C M; Matthews, Fiona E.; Luben, Robert; Surtees, Paul G.; Khaw, Kay‐Tee; Brayne, Carol

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“…Wilson et al [54] followed a large population based cohort for 5-12 years and found that chronic psychological stress was significantly associated with increased cognitive decline in old age. Authors of another large population based cohort reported that stress was significantly associated with worse global cognitive function over a time period of 10 years [55]. Similarly, authors of two longitudinal studies reported significant correlations for adult participants with higher depression and worse executive function [56,57].…”

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Biobehavioral Examination of Religious Coping, Psychosocial Factors, and Executive Function in Homebound Older Adults

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Introduction: Although many homebound older adults cope well using various resources, including religious coping strategies, some experience prolonged and unresolved psychosocial distress resulting in biological disruptions, such as hypercortisolism and increased inflammation, which are suggested mechanisms of decreased executive function. Purpose: To examine relationships of religious coping, psychosocial factors (stress, depression, loneliness), salivary biomarkers (cortisol, C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin-1β), and executive function. Methods: Data were collected cross-sectionally from 88 older adults (mean age 75.3). Religious coping, stress, depression, loneliness, and cognitive function were measured with standardized instruments, and saliva samples were collected for salivary cortisol, CRP, and IL-1β. Results: Negative religious coping significantly and positively correlated with stress, depression, and loneliness (r = 0.46, r = 0.21, r = 0.47, all p < 0.05); positive religious coping significantly and negatively correlated with depression and loneliness (r =´0.29, r =´0.23, both p < 0.05); and greater loneliness significantly predicted greater CRP (p < 0.05). For executive function, IL-1β showed a significant positive correlation (r = 0.23, p = < 0.05). Discussion: Our findings fill gaps related to biobehavioral interactions of religious coping and cognitive health in the aging population. Future research should include additional psychosocial and biobehavioral variables in larger samples of diverse and vulnerable populations. Collective findings may be able to identify particularly vulnerable subgroups of population, ultimately with tailored interventions to prevent cognitive decline.

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Biobehavioral Examination of Religious Coping, Psychosocial Factors, and Executive Function in Homebound Older Adults

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“…To the authors' knowledge, no other study to date has demonstrated an association between a change in perceived stress as measured by the PSS and change in cognition among older adults. Previous work has shown that perceived stress measured at baseline affects the rate of change of cognition over 7 years (Aggarwal et al, ) and that estimates of previous stress are associated with poorer cognition (Leng et al, ) or incident dementia (Johansson et al, ). A recent study showed that over 2‐year cognitive slowing was related to the overall level of stress reported at six time points (Munoz et al, ).…”

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“…The contribution of stress perception to age‐related decline has been investigated in few studies and often limited to a single measure of stress, but still, they highlight its unique contribution to the trajectory of cognitive performance. Indeed, in older adults, the retrospective reporting of chronic stress appears to be a better predictor of global cognitive decline than the occurrence of life events (Leng et al, ; VonDras, Powless, Olson, Wheeler, & Snudden, ). Higher baseline perceived stress has also been found to be associated with poorer cognition and a greater rate of decline in a population sample of older adults over 65 (Aggarwal et al, ).…”

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Change in perceived stress and 2‐year change in cognitive function among older adults: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

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Prolonged or severe stress can adversely affect older adults' cognitive function, but population-based studies investigating this relationship over time are rare. Previous studies have largely focused on stress either evaluated at a single time point or linked to specific life events. This study aimed to investigate whether a change in perceived stress over 2 years predicts a change in cognitive performance over the same time period in a population-based sample of older adults. Data from the first 2 waves of The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing were analyzed. Five thousand and seventy adults aged 50 and older completed the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale and measures of verbal fluency, immediate and delayed word recall 2 years apart. A first differences regression model revealed that the change in stress over 2 years was inversely associated with a change in immediate word recall performance, even after adjustment for change in possible confounders (B = -0.030, 95% CI [-.056, -.004], p < .05). No association was observed for delayed recall or verbal fluency performance. Change in perceived stress is inversely correlated with change in immediate recall, even over a short period. Stress modifying interventions could potentially reduce the risk of cognitive decline associated with ageing.

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“…In China, similar cultural norms were observed with women doing the majority of domestic work [20]. Shifting domestic roles in cooking from women to men against the social norm might result in men’s experience of psychosocial stress and adverse health outcomes [4, 21, 22]. However, socio-economic status might influence men’s or women’s attitudes towards cooking, thus generating different outcomes [19, 23].…”

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Cooking frequency and hypertension with gender as a modifier

Tang

2019

Nutr J

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BackgroundThe effect of cooking frequency on hypertension is understudied. This study aimed to examine the effect of cooking on hypertension with a particular focus on gender differences.MethodsThe present study utilized cross-sectional data from China Kadoorie Biobank with a 512,891-population of China. Hypertension was identified by established diagnosis or by the 1999 WHO/ISH Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension on examination. Cooking frequency was obtained from a self-reported questionnaire and categorized as daily cooking, weekly or monthly cooking and never cooking. Multivariable logistic regression models were employed to examine the associations between cooking frequency and hypertension in men and women, respectively. Stratified analyses by demographic and socio-economic characteristics were conducted.ResultsMen who ever cooked had higher odds of hypertension compared with those who never cooked (weekly or monthly cooking adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.05, 95% CI: 1.02–1.07; Daily cooking AOR: 1.09, 95% CI: 1.06–1.11), while protective effects of cooking against hypertension were observed in women (weekly or monthly cooking AOR: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.89–0.99; daily cooking AOR: 0.96, 95% CI: 0.92–0.99). Socio-economic status including occupation, household income, education and region could further modify the effect of daily cooking on hypertension among men and women, respectively.ConclusionThe present study highlighted the effect of cooking on hypertension. We found the opposite trends in men and women with regards to the association between cooking and hypertension. Factors relating to socio-economic status such as education, household income and occupation could further modify the gender-specific effects. Interventions to reduce hypertension should consider the gender differences in food choice and psycho-social stress related to cooking.

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The association between social stress and global cognitive function in a population-based study: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk study

Abstract: In this generally high-functioning population, individuals' interpretations and responses to stressful events, rather than the events themselves, were associated with cognitive function.

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Biobehavioral Examination of Religious Coping, Psychosocial Factors, and Executive Function in Homebound Older Adults

Biobehavioral Examination of Religious Coping, Psychosocial Factors, and Executive Function in Homebound Older Adults

Change in perceived stress and 2‐year change in cognitive function among older adults: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Cooking frequency and hypertension with gender as a modifier

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