SARS-CoV-2 感染对在养老院住院的患者认知功能的影响
Bibiana Trevissón-Redondo1, Eduardo Pérez-Boal2, Cristina Liébana-Presa1
1Salbis Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of León, León, Spain.
BMC geriatrics
|July 17, 2024
概括
COVID-19显著影响了养老院居民的认知功能,特别是老年人. 即使在康复后也观察到认知能力下降,这凸显了针对社会隔离的干预措施的需要.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
背景情况:
- COVID-19对住院老年患者的认知功能产生了负面影响.
- 认知能力下降不分性别,但在老年人中更为明显.
- 疫情期间的社会隔离加剧了养老院居民的认知障碍.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19感染前后使用迷你精神状态检查 (MMSE) 评估认知障碍.
- 为了确定COVID-19相关的认知变化是否因性别而异.
- 评估COVID-19在老年患者的长期认知影响.
主要方法:
- 使用了COVID-19前后的研究设计.
- 来自两个养老院的68名老年患者 (34名男性,34名女性) 参与了这项研究.
- 认知功能被评估使用迷你精神状态检查 (MMSE).
主要成果:
- COVID-19感染显著影响了认知健康,社会隔离是关键因素.
- 女性在感染前的注意力和计算得分较差.
- 男性在感染后的时间/空间方向和唤起方面表现得明显较低.
结论:
- COVID-19导致老年人认知功能下降,即使在康复后也会持续下降.
- 这项研究强调了COVID-19对老年人的心理状况的有害影响.
- 预防孤立的积极措施对于保护这个脆弱人群的认知健康至关重要.
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