切换它:活动多样性和晚年生活中的认知功能
Colette J Brown1, Sangha Jeon1, Yee To Ng2
1Department of Psychological Science, University of California, Irvine.
Psychology and aging
|August 3, 2023
概括
参与各种各样的日常活动与老年人更好的认知功能有关. 这种好处是独一无二的,不仅仅是体力活动的影响.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 行为科学 行为科学
背景情况:
- 活动多样性与衰老中的认知功能有关.
- 身体活动是认知健康的一个已知的因素.
- 除了体育活动之外,活动多样性的独特贡献需要澄清.
研究的目的:
- 调查活动多样性是否独特地预测了老年人的认知功能.
- 区分活动多样性的认知益处与身体活动.
- 检查各种日常活动与认知之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 居住在社区的老年人 (N=252,平均年龄=73.55) 参与.
- 生态瞬间评估跟踪了5-6天内参与10种活动类型的参与.
- 加速度计测量了每天的身体运动.
主要成果:
- 更大的活动多样性与更高的认知功能有关.
- 在控制物理运动后,这种关联仍然很重要.
- 教育水平和其他共变量也经过调整.
结论:
- 活动多样性为老年人提供了独特的认知益处,独立于身体活动.
- 鼓励各种各样的日常活动可能会支持衰老中的认知健康.
- 这项研究强调了参与范围在认知健康中的独特作用.
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