在中国老年人中,自我报告的视觉困难,发病年龄和认知功能轨迹之间的关联
Shu Xu1, Yan-Jhu Su1, Joshua R Ehrlich2
1Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA.
Journal of aging and health
|April 15, 2024
概括
经历视力困难的老年人表现出更快的认知衰退. 视力问题的发病时间,特别是在61至75岁之间,显著影响中国老年人的认知轨迹.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 眼科医生 眼科 眼科
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
背景情况:
- 与年龄相关的认知能力下降是一个重大的公共卫生问题.
- 视力障碍在老年人中很普遍,可能会影响认知健康.
研究的目的:
- 调查中国老年人自我报告的视觉困难与认知衰退之间的关联.
- 检查视觉困难的发病时间对认知轨迹的作用.
主要方法:
- 利用了中国健康与退休长度研究 (2011-2018) 的数据.
- 包括9974名60岁及以上的中国成年人.
- 采用增长曲线建模来分析随时间推移的认知变化.
主要成果:
- 14.16%的参与者在基线报告视力困难.
- 视觉困难与更快的认知衰退率相关 (β = -0.02,p < .01).
- 在61 - 75岁之间出现视觉困难预测认知能力下降的程度更为急剧 (β = -0.05,p < .01).
结论:
- 自我报告的视觉困难加快了中国老年人的认知衰退.
- 视觉困难开始的时间是影响认知轨迹的关键因素.
- 需要进一步的研究来阐明将视觉困难发作和认知功能联系在一起的机制.
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