在西班牙裔和拉丁裔成年人中,听力损失和相关的7年认知结果
Ariana M Stickel1, Alonzo Mendoza2, Wassim Tarraf3
1Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California.
JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery
|March 21, 2024
概括
西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人的听力损失与较差的认知功能和在7年内更快的处理速度下降有关. 听力损失的早期评估和治疗对于这个社区的认知健康至关重要.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 听力损失是认知能力下降的已知风险因素,但它对西班牙裔/拉丁裔人口的影响,这些人经历了听力健康差异,是研究不足的.
- 这项研究解决了理解听力损失和认知健康之间的关系在多元化的西班牙裔/拉丁裔群体中的关键差距.
研究的目的:
- 在7年的时间内调查听力损失和认知变化之间的关联.
- 为了检查轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 与西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人听力损失相关的患病率.
主要方法:
- 一项纵向队列研究,涉及来自美国四个主要城市的6113名50岁以上的西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人.
- 听力损失被定义为纯色调平均值. 认知功能在基线和7年后被评估,测量了情节性记忆,口语流,执行功能和处理速度.
- 轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 在7年随访时使用已确定的标准来诊断.
主要成果:
- 基线听力损失与7年后的全球认知表现显著恶化有关,相当于4.6年的衰老.
- 在听力损失的个体中观察到处理速度的显著不良变化 (减缓),相当于5.4年的认知衰老.
- 在7年的随访中,听力损失和轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的患病率之间没有发现显著的关联.
结论:
- 听力损失对认知表现产生负面影响,并加快了西班牙裔/拉丁裔成年人的处理速度下降.
- 这些发现强调了预防,查和治疗听力损失的重要性,以支持这一群体的认知健康.
- 解决听力健康差异对于减轻西班牙裔/拉丁裔社区的认知风险至关重要.
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