打破年龄歧视与健康之间的联系:一个综合的视角
Julie D Henry1, Sarah P Coundouris1, Matthew R Nangle2
1School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Ageing research reviews
|February 2, 2024
概括
自主导向的年龄歧视,或将关于衰老的负面信念内化,显著影响老年人的健康. 解决这个问题需要针对医疗保健系统,专业人员和老年人本身,以有效打击年龄歧视.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 年龄歧视,基于年龄的偏见,影响所有生命阶段,但对老年人来说最有害.
- 外部年龄歧视影响医疗保健公平性,并导致老年护理人员短缺.
- 自主导向的年龄歧视 (内部化的年龄歧视) 是一个重要的,但往往被忽视的,决定着老年人的健康和福祉.
研究的目的:
- 突出自我导向的年龄歧视对老年人的健康和福祉的普遍影响.
- 强调需要采取多方面的方法来打击年龄歧视.
- 将认知衰老的见解整合到减少年龄歧视对健康影响的战略中.
主要方法:
- 文献综述和现有关于年龄主义和认知衰老的研究的综合.
- 分析内化年龄主义信仰与健康结果之间的关系.
- 为解决自我指导的年龄歧视而开发概念框架.
主要成果:
- 内部化的年龄主义信仰比外部的年龄主义更频繁地体验,并且与健康结果更有联系.
- 与年龄相关的认知变化可能会加剧负面的自我认知,并增加对年龄主义的脆弱性.
- 当前的年龄歧视干预措施往往忽视了自我引导的年龄歧视的影响.
结论:
- 消除年龄歧视需要针对医疗保健系统,专业人员和老年人本身的干预措施.
- 认知衰老研究为开发有效的针对年龄歧视策略提供了关键的见解.
- 需要一种新的方法来打破年龄歧视和健康之间的有害联系,通过解决内化年龄歧视.
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