在COVID-19大流行期间,老年人的身体活动和神经认知症状
Perla K Ortiz-Acosta1,2, Jairo E Martínez2,3, Clara Vila-Castelar2
1Department of Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR.
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间减少体力活动与老年人主观认知衰退,抑郁和焦虑的增加有关. 保持或增加体力活动 (PA) 可能会保护心理健康.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19大流行,人们的生活方式发生了重大变化,包括身体活动 (PA) 水平的变化.
- 老年人是一个脆弱的人群,容易受到这种干扰的负面心理和认知影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查COVID-19大流行期间身体活动 (PA) 变化与老年人主观认知衰退 (SCD),抑郁和焦虑之间的关联.
- 探索这些关联是否基于社会人口统计学因素而有所不同.
主要方法:
- 在2020年5月至10月期间,对301名老年人进行了在线调查,3个月后进行了随访.
- 参与者填写了自我报告问卷,评估SCD,抑郁和焦虑.
- 身体活动 (PA) 的变化是自我报告的.
主要成果:
- 大多数参与者 (60%) 报告说,他们的身体活动 (PA) 水平有所下降.
- 在低收入到中等收入的参与者和年轻的老年人中,降低的PA更为普遍.
- 与降低的PA相比,增加的PA与较低的SCD和较少的抑郁症状有关.
- 维持PA与更好的结果 (较少的SCD,抑郁和焦虑症状) 相比降低PA.
结论:
- 在大流行期间体力活动 (PA) 的降低与老年人的不良神经精神和认知症状有显著的关联.
- 在老年人中促进体育活动 (PA) 可能是减轻大流行病负面心理影响的策略.
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