Reference : The role of nutrition and literacy on the cognitive functioning of elderly poor indiv...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Sociology & social sciences Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Human geography & demography Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Social work & social policy
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/35463

Title :	The role of nutrition and literacy on the cognitive functioning of elderly poor individuals
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Leist, Anja [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) >]
	Novella, Rafael [> >]
	Olivera, Javier [> >]
Publication date :	2018
Journal title :	Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Publisher :	Haworth Press
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
ISSN :	0895-9420
e-ISSN :	1545-0821
Keywords :	[en] cognitive function ; nutrition ; literacy ; non-contributory pension programs ; developing countries
Abstract :	[en] Maintaining cognitive function is a prerequisite of living independently, which is a highly valued component in older individuals’ wellbeing. In this paper we assess the role of early-life and later-life nutritional status, education and literacy on the cognitive functioning of older adults living in poverty in Peru. We exploit the baseline sample of the Peruvian non-contributory pension program Pension 65 and find that current nutritional status and literacy are strongly associated with cognitive functioning for poor older adults. In a context of rising popularity of non-contributory pension programs around the world, our study intends to contribute to the discussion of designing accompanying measures to the pension transfer, such as adult literacy programs and monitoring of adequate nutrition of older adults.
Research centres :	Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE) > PEARL Institute for Research on Socio-Economic Inequality (IRSEI)
Funders :	Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
Name of the research project :	R-STR-3064 > PEARL-Inst Socio-Economic Inequality > 01/01/2014 - 19/01/2048 > CHAUVEL Louis
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/35463
DOI :	10.1080/08959420.2018.1485390
Other URL :	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08959420.2018.1485390

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