65岁及以上的墨西哥裔美国人的双语使用和认知功能
Brian Downer1,2, Sadaf Milani3,2, Stephanie Grasso4
1Department of Population Health and Health Disparities, School of Public and Population Health, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
|May 17, 2024
概括
双语墨西哥裔美国老年人与平衡的西班牙语和英语使用具有更高的认知得分. 这表明平衡的双语使用可能会支持老年人群的认知功能.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 社会语言学 社会语言学
背景情况:
- 双语和认知储备与降低痴呆风险有关.
- 以前的研究表明,英语水平有利于非母语人士.
研究的目的:
- 为了检查双语使用与老年墨西哥裔美国人的认知功能之间的关联.
- 为了确定西班牙语和英语的平衡使用是否与更好的认知表现相关.
主要方法:
- 利用来自西班牙裔定居人口的数据进行老年人流行病学研究 (1992-2013).
- 根据跨语境的西班牙语和英语使用情况,将2564名参与者分为低,中,高双语使用组.
- 采用线性混合模型来分析双语使用与微型心理状态考试 (MMSE) 成绩之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 更高的双语使用与显著更高的基线MMSE得分相关 (中等:+1.91,高:+3.03).
- 在调整为教育后,这种关联仍然很重要.
- 双语使用与MMSE得分下降率之间没有发现显著的关联.
结论:
- 更均衡地使用西班牙语和英语与老年墨西哥裔美国人的更好的基线认知功能有关.
- 需要进一步的研究来探索双语的细微方面和老年人的认知益处.
- 建议在未来对双语和认知的研究中进行更复杂的认知评估.
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