Bilingualism as a strategy to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Bilingualism as a strategy to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease

Blanka Klimova,1,2 Martin Valis,2 Kamil Kuca3,4 1Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 2Department of Neurology, 3Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, 4Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universit...

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Autores principales: Klimova B, Valis M, Kuca K
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Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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bilingualism
older people
Alzheimer’s disease
effectiveness
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:c47204e8bdaf473eb6b830ea119fe0902021-12-02T00:29:47ZBilingualism as a strategy to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/c47204e8bdaf473eb6b830ea119fe0902017-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/bilingualism-as-a-strategy-to-delay-the-onset-of-alzheimers-disease-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Blanka Klimova,1,2 Martin Valis,2 Kamil Kuca3,4 1Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 2Department of Neurology, 3Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, 4Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore original studies which provide evidence about the effects of bilingualism on the delay of the onset of dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A literature review was conducted in the world’s acknowledged databases: Web of Science, Scopus, and MEDLINE. Altogether, 14 original studies focusing on the research topic were detected. These included six prospective cohort studies and eight retrospective studies. Both types of studies suggest different conclusions. The findings from the prospective cohort studies state that there is no association between bilingualism and the delay of the onset of AD, while the retrospective studies claim the opposite. Despite the negative results of the prospective cohort studies, more research should be conducted on bilingualism and its impact on the delay of the onset of AD, since the brain studies have brought positive findings as far as the enhancement of cognitive reserve is concerned. Keywords: older people, evidence, effectiveness, review, cognitionKlimova BValis MKuca KDove Medical Pressarticlebilingualismolder peopleAlzheimer’s diseaseeffectivenessGeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 12, Pp 1731-1737 (2017)
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topic bilingualism
older people
Alzheimer’s disease
effectiveness
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
spellingShingle bilingualism
older people
Alzheimer’s disease
effectiveness
Geriatrics
RC952-954.6
Klimova B
Valis M
Kuca K
Bilingualism as a strategy to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
description Blanka Klimova,1,2 Martin Valis,2 Kamil Kuca3,4 1Department of Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, 2Department of Neurology, 3Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, 4Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore original studies which provide evidence about the effects of bilingualism on the delay of the onset of dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A literature review was conducted in the world’s acknowledged databases: Web of Science, Scopus, and MEDLINE. Altogether, 14 original studies focusing on the research topic were detected. These included six prospective cohort studies and eight retrospective studies. Both types of studies suggest different conclusions. The findings from the prospective cohort studies state that there is no association between bilingualism and the delay of the onset of AD, while the retrospective studies claim the opposite. Despite the negative results of the prospective cohort studies, more research should be conducted on bilingualism and its impact on the delay of the onset of AD, since the brain studies have brought positive findings as far as the enhancement of cognitive reserve is concerned. Keywords: older people, evidence, effectiveness, review, cognition
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title Bilingualism as a strategy to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
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