邻里建筑环境对老年人认知功能的影响:系统性审查
Yiling Song1, Yunxi Liu2, Xiaotian Bai1
1Department of Physical Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
BMC geriatrics
|February 26, 2024
概括
复杂的社区环境可能会提高老年人的认知功能. 关键因素包括密度,可行性和绿色空间,这表明城市规划可以支持大脑健康.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 城市规划 城市规划
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 认知障碍在老年人群中越来越令人担忧.
- 社区建筑环境可能会影响老年人的认知健康.
结论:
- 初步证据将邻居建筑环境与老年人的认知功能联系起来.
- 未来的研究应该使用标准化方法和纵向设计来探索因果关系.
- 公共卫生干预措施应纳入社区建筑环境的考虑,以促进老年人的认知健康.
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