Reports on Geriatrics and Gerontology from National Hospital of the Faroe Islands Provide New Insights (10-year Cognitive Change In the Faroese Septuagenarian Cohort and Impact of Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, and Health Factors): Aging Research – Geriatrics and Gerontology

2026 AUG 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- A new study on Aging Research - Geriatrics and Gerontology is now available. According to news reporting out of Torshavn, Faroe Islands, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “To investigate cognitive change in multiple cognitive domains in a population-based cohort of 713 Faroese older adults.Methods Participants were cognitively tested at baseline (70-74 years) and re-evaluated after 10 years. Changes in cognitive performance and the impact of sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, and health conditions were analysed using mixed-effect models.”

Financial supporters for this research include Faroese Health Insurance Fund, Research Council Faroe Islands, Felagio Foroyskir Sjukraroktarfrooingar, Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, “Participants free from dementia were studied in separate analyses.Results A significant decline over 10 years was observed in most of the neuropsychological tests. People living in rural areas, married or cohabiting people, people without professional education, slightly older persons, smokers, teetotalers, and people with heart disease and abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) had a steeper decline in cognitive ability.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Conflicting results were found for sex and people with myocardial infarction (MI).Discussion There are modifiable factors that contribute to cognitive decline which should be addressed in future public health efforts.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: 10-year Cognitive Change In the Faroese Septuagenarian Cohort and Impact of Sociodemographic, Lifestyle, and Health Factors. Journal of Aging and Health, 2025;37:381-394. Journal of Aging and Health can be contacted at: Sage Publications Inc, 2455 Teller Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA. (Sage Publications - http://www.sagepub.com/; Journal of Aging and Health - jah.sagepub.com)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Eina H. Eliasen, National Hospital of the Faroe Islands, Dept. of Research, Sigmundargota 5, Fo-100 Torshavn, Faroe Islands. Additional authors for this research include Pal Weihe, Frooi Debes, Marjun Trondarson and Maria Skaalum Petersen.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643241255405. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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