电脑使用:在衰老和艾滋病毒疾病中对认知的保护因素?
Steven Paul Woods1, Jennifer L Thompson1, Jared F Benge2,3
1Department of Psychology, University of Houston, 3595 Cullen Blvd., 126 Heyne Bldg., Ste. 239d, Houston, TX, 77204, USA.
Aging clinical and experimental research
|June 6, 2023
概括
经常使用电脑对老年人的认知有好处,包括艾滋病毒感染者. 这种数字参与可能会增强诸如记忆和执行技能之类的认知功能,支持技术储备假说.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 可修改的生活方式因素,包括技术参与,可能会支持老年人群的认知健康.
- 关于技术对患有慢性疾病的老年人的认知影响的研究有限.
研究的目的:
- 研究计算机使用频率与认知表现之间的关联.
- 检查这些关联在年轻人和老年人,有和没有艾滋病毒疾病.
主要方法:
- 一项对326名成年人 (110名艾滋病毒感染的老年人,84名艾滋病毒感染的年轻人,76名艾滋病毒阴性老年人,66名艾滋病毒阴性年轻人) 的综合评估.
- 包括使用经过验证的神经心理测试的医学,精神病学和认知评估.
- 还测量了自我报告的认知症状和电脑使用/焦虑.
主要成果:
- 在所有群体中,年龄较大与计算机使用频率较低相关.
- 增加的计算机使用显示出强有力的,独立的链接到更好的认知表现,特别是在执行功能和记忆.
- 这种积极的关联特别在老年,艾滋病毒阴性成年人中被注意到.
结论:
- 与计算机等数字技术的定期接触似乎有利于认知功能.
- 研究结果支持技术储备假设,表明数字活动可能会建立认知性.
- 进一步的研究是有必要的,以探索这些关系在不同的人口.
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