在西班牙裔/拉丁裔中自我报告的视觉和听觉功能和认知功能之间的关联:西班牙裔社区健康研究
D Diane Zheng1, Byron L Lam2, Charlotte E Joslin3
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Center for Cognitive Neurosciences & Aging, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Innovation in aging
|March 18, 2024
概括
自我报告的视觉功能与西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人的认知能力下降有关. 然而,自我报告的听力功能在这个人群中没有显示出与认知的关联.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 认知能力下降是一个越来越令人担忧的问题,特别是在老年人群中.
- 视觉和听力障碍是对认知健康的普遍和潜在可修改的风险因素.
- 了解像西班牙裔/拉丁裔等不同人群中的这些关联对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查自我报告的视觉功能 (VF) 和听觉功能与认知表现之间的关系.
- 在西班牙裔/拉丁裔人口中调查这些关联,这是一个具有独特健康考虑的群体.
主要方法:
- 利用了45岁以上的1,056名参与者在迈阿密拉丁裔眼科研究中的数据.
- 通过使用DSST,单词流性和B-SEVLT回忆等测试来评估认知功能.
- 用国家眼科研究所视觉功能问卷 (NEI-VFQ) 测量VF,用HHIA/E-S测量听力,控制共变量.
主要成果:
- 自我报告的视觉功能受损 (NEI-VFQ分数) 与三个认知测试的表现差显著相关.
- 在NEI-VFQ分数下降4个点与DSST,单词流性和B-SEVLT回忆的显著差异相关.
- 自我报告的听力功能 (HHIA/E-S) 与任何认知措施没有关联.
结论:
- 视觉功能受损与西班牙裔/拉丁裔人口的认知结果较差有关.
- 自我报告的听力功能可能不会准确地反映听力损失对这一人口群体认知的影响.
- 视觉和听力障碍是可治疗的风险因素,可能有助于维护西班牙裔/拉丁裔的认知功能.
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