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Cognitive function and mental health of elderly people in China: findings from 2018 CLHLS survey

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This paper uses the latest data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) of 2018 to report that the cognitive function and mental health status of elderly people in China. Elderly women and the oldest-old (age over 80 years) tended to have higher risks of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms than elderly men and younger elderly people. Respondents who continued to live at home in their communities (i.e. were not institutionalized in elderly care facilities, and were educated, married, without ADL disability and engaged in physical activities regularly appeared to have better cognitive function and mental health. Therefore, healthy lifestyles should be advocated and healthy interventions should focus more on the vulnerable elderly such as the oldest-old and women.

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Acknowledgements

The data analyzed in this paper are from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Study (CLHLS) which was jointly supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (71490732; 71873006), the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFC2000400), and the U.S. National Institute of Aging of the National Institute of Health (P01AG031719).

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This article was jointly supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (71490732; 71873006), the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFC2000400), and the U.S. National Institute of Aging of the National Institute of Health (P01AG031719).

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  1. National School of Development, Peking University, Beijing, China

    Xiaoyan Lei

  2. School of Labor and Human Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

    Chen Bai

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CB drafted and revised the text. XL designed, drafted, and revised the text. CB performed the analysis. XL supervised the analyses. Both authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Lei, X., Bai, C. Cognitive function and mental health of elderly people in China: findings from 2018 CLHLS survey. China popul. dev. stud. 3, 343–351 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42379-020-00054-6

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