越南的认知功能:战争暴露和社会参与的影响
Jared M Poff1, Kim Korinek1, Tran Khanh Toan2
1Sociology Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Aging & mental health
|July 16, 2024
概括
在越南的早期战争暴露与老年人的认知能力下降有关. 社会参与可能有助于认知健康,但并不能完全抵消创伤对阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症风险的影响.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 越南是一个低收入和中等收入国家,面临着阿尔茨海默病和相关痴呆症 (ADRD) 的增长率.
- 越南成年人早期接触战争可能会在以后的生活中对认知功能产生负面影响.
- 了解这些影响对于老龄化人口的公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查早期战争暴露对越南老年人的认知功能的长期影响.
- 检查社会参与在战争暴露和认知健康之间的关系中所起的调节作用.
- 确定影响有冲突史的人群认知衰退的因素.
主要方法:
- 利用来自越南健康与衰老研究 (VHAS) 的数据,其中有2352名60岁以上的参与者.
- 使用迷你精神状态检查 (MMSE) 问题和自我评价记忆来评估认知功能.
- 通过五个不同的指标来衡量社会参与,分析它们与认知结果和战争暴露的关联.
主要成果:
- 创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状与较差的认知功能 (p < 0.05) 和自我评价记忆 (p < 0.001) 有关.
- 社交参与度较低的个人在战争暴露和认知健康之间表现出类似的负面关联.
- 社会参与部分减轻了社会人口学因素对认知功能的影响.
结论:
- 社会参与通常有利于早期战争暴露的个体的认知健康.
- 然而,社会参与并不能完全减轻创伤对认知功能的有害影响.
- 这些发现突显了越南战争暴露,社会因素和认知衰老之间的复杂相互作用.
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