应对模式与老年人认知功能的关联
Rebecca K MacAulay1, Morgan Tallman1, Taylor R Maynard1
1Department of Psychology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA.
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS
|September 18, 2024
概括
在COVID-19大流行期间,认知功能较差的老年人倾向于使用避免应对策略,可能会加剧压力和健康结果. 接受策略可以减轻压力.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 认知功能会影响老年人如何应对慢性压力.
- 对应对策略与老年人认知功能之间的联系的研究是有限的.
- 随着COVID-19的流行,这一群体出现了独特的压力因素.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间调查中年到老年人应对领域和认知功能之间的关系.
- 检查适应流行病背景的应对策略的因素结构.
主要方法:
- 165名中老年人完成了临床面试和自我报告的健康措施.
- 神经心理测试评估了记忆,语言,执行功能和工作记忆.
- 结构方程建模分析了应对策略结构 (方法,避免).
主要成果:
- 确定了一个方法因子 (解决问题,情绪调节) 和一个回避因子.
- 更高的避免与抑郁症,收入较低,记忆力,执行功能,工作记忆和口语流性相关.
- 解决问题与更好的口语流性有关;情绪调节与认知功能没有显著关联.
- 所有应对策略 (解决问题,情绪调节,避免) 都与更高的压力水平有关.
- 接受是唯一与减少压力相关的策略.
结论:
- 老年人的认知功能恶化与大流行期间避免应对的使用增加有关.
- 避免应对可能会延长压力,并对这一群体的健康产生负面影响.
- 基于接受的干预措施可能会减少避免和减轻压力对健康的影响.
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