How Informal Caregiving Shapes the Relationship Between Activity Diversity and Cognition

Cassidy Doyle, Brent Small, School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Published online on January 20, 2026

Abstract

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This study investigated how informal caregiving moderates the relationship between leisure activity engagement and cognition using data from the Health and Retirement Study. Cognitive performance outcomes included total cognition and episodic memory. ...