健康和认知功能的社会决定因素:在没有痴呆症的男性中进行的横截面研究
Kayla B Corney1, Julie A Pasco1,2,3, Amanda L Stuart1
1Deakin University, IMPACT - Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Brain and behavior
|August 31, 2023
概括
社会因素,如社会经济地位 (SES) 和感知到的社会支持,与男性更好的认知功能有关. 处于恋爱关系中也会对认知健康产生积极影响.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 认知功能障碍与年龄和医疗因素有关,但对健康的社会决定因素的理解较少.
- 这项研究调查了在没有痴呆症的男性人口样本中健康和认知功能的社会决定因素.
研究的目的:
- 检查男性健康和认知功能的社会决定因素之间的关联.
- 识别影响不同认知领域的特定社会因素.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自吉隆骨质疏松症研究 (n=536) 的数据.
- 使用Cog-State简要电池评估认知功能.
- 衡量社会经济地位 (SES),婚姻状况和感知到的社会支持 (家庭,朋友,重要的人).
主要成果:
- 更高的SES,处于一段关系中,以及从重要其他人和朋友那里感知到的社会支持与更好的整体认知功能有关.
- 较高的SES与更好的精神运动功能和视觉学习相关.
- 关系状况与更好的工作记忆有关;来自重要人的社会支持与注意力和工作记忆有关;来自朋友的支持与精神运动功能有关.
结论:
- 较高的SES,关系状况和来自重要他人和朋友的感知社会支持与男性的认知功能增强有关.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解将社会因素与认知联系在一起的机制,以便制定预防策略.
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