绝经后妇女的口头能力与年龄,认知和生殖因素相关
Ramya Maitreyee1, Rosemary Varley2, Patricia E Cowell1
1Division of Human Communication Sciences, Health Sciences School, The University of Sheffield, 362 Mushroom Lane, Sheffield S10 2TS, United Kingdom.
Acta psychologica
|June 26, 2023
概括
教育和年龄对绝经后妇女的词汇搜索有很大的影响. 高等教育提高了口语流和命名能力,而年龄影响了依赖工作记忆的任务.
科学领域:
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 妇女健康 妇女健康
背景情况:
- 难以找到单词与衰老和绝经后的荷尔蒙变化有关.
- 对于年龄,生殖史和教育如何影响女性特定的词寻找方面的理解有限.
研究的目的:
- 调查年龄,认知和生殖因素对健康的绝经后妇女发言能力的影响.
- 区分教育与年龄和生殖变量对口头任务执行的影响.
主要方法:
- 通过使用人口统计和生殖史问卷,评估了53名健康的绝经后妇女 (48-79岁).
- 运用口语流,连续序列和命名任务来评估各种认知需求的词查找.
- 使用诸如单词数,交换速率,准确性和延迟等指标量化性能.
主要成果:
- 教育与所有词查找指标 (口语流,连续序列,命名) 有积极的相关性.
- 在依赖工作记忆的任务中观察到与年龄相关的下降,例如连续序列任务.
- 生殖因素 (初潮时的年龄,生殖年龄) 对命名有微妙的影响,但对口头流利或连续序列没有微妙的影响.
结论:
- 绝经后妇女的词汇寻找受到早期生活 (教育,初潮时的年龄) 和后期生活 (年龄,生殖年龄) 因素的影响.
- 教育具有全球影响,而年龄和生殖变量对绝经后的口语表现具有特定任务的关联.
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