网络分析艾滋病毒感染者老年人的疾病感知,耻辱和认知性
Yunzhe Fan1, Bin Yu2, Hongyun Liu1
1West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Journal of psychosomatic research
|December 21, 2023
概括
艾滋病毒感染的老年人经历交织在一起的心理和认知问题. 负面的自我形象和疾病的可理解性是关键环节,为改善这一群体的大脑健康提供非药物干预点.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 携带艾滋病毒的老年人 (PLWH) 患有心理和神经认知障碍的风险增加.
- 这些条件是复杂的,相互关联的,但它们的具体关系仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解这些相互关系对于制定有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查与艾滋病毒相关的心理因素与老年PLWH的认知功能之间的详细关联.
- 确定潜在的干预点,以改善这一人口群体的心理和认知健康.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及1587名来自中国四川的旧PLWH的横截面研究.
- 通过自我报告问卷评估心理因素 (疾病感知,耻辱感知,弹性).
- 使用MoCA-B尺度和网络分析测量认知功能的测量,以映射相互关系.
主要成果:
- 47.0%的参与者表现出轻度或严重的认知障碍.
- 网络分析显示,视觉感知与负面自我形象之间以及疾病理解能力与视觉/执行功能之间存在直接联系.
- 认知疾病的感知,疾病的可理解性和负面的自我形象成为心理因素和认知功能之间的重要桥梁.
结论:
- 老年PLWH的心理因素和认知之间的相互作用是由特定的认知和自我感知元素介导的.
- 负面的自我形象,疾病的可理解性和认知疾病的感知是干预的关键目标.
- 这些发现表明,潜在的非药物策略可以提高老年PLWH的心理和认知福祉.
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