探索与体重相关的线索是否会影响老年痴呆症患者的食物摄入量
Atsushi Kimura1, Kohei Yamaguchi2, Haruka Tohara2
1College of Risk Management, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Clinical interventions in aging
|September 7, 2023
概括
暴露于体重较高的人的图像增加了老年痴呆症患者的食物摄入量. 这一发现可能有助于通过优化饮食环境来对抗这一群体的营养不良.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
背景情况:
- 之前的研究表明,身材苗条的人形象减少了年轻人的食物摄入量.
- 与体重相关的视觉线索对痴呆症老年人食物消费的影响在很大程度上尚未被探索.
- 减肥和营养不良是老年痴呆症患者的重要问题.
研究的目的:
- 调查与体重相关的视觉线索是否会影响老年痴呆症患者的食物消费.
- 探索使用更重的图像来增加食物摄入量和减轻这一人口群体的营养不良的潜力.
- 了解将视觉刺激与痴呆症患者的饮食行为联系在一起的心理机制.
主要方法:
- 一个受控实验涉及21名老年痴呆症参与者在一个养老院.
- 参与者在四周内暴露在四种视觉条件 (正常重量厨师,高重量厨师,花,没有图像) 中,每个条件持续一周.
- 在现实生活中的每日午餐情况中评估了食物消耗.
主要成果:
- 与没有图像相比,当参与者接触到一个体重较高的厨师图像时,他们消耗了更多的食物.
- 视觉线索的存在,特别是重量较高的厨师形象,积极影响了饭菜完成率.
- 在正常体重的厨师,花朵和无图像条件之间没有发现显著差异.
结论:
- 对一个体重较高的卡通厨师的视觉暴露可以增加痴呆症老年人的食物摄入量.
- 这表明,与体重相关的刻板印象可以被激活,影响这个人群的行为.
- 研究结果为设计支持性饮食环境提供了洞察力,以改善老年痴呆症患者的营养.
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