在墨西哥裔美国成年人中,日常功能和神经心理表现之间的抑郁症症状和中度关联
Lisa V Graves1, Jennifer Lozano1, Lorraine Vergonia1
1Psychology Department, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, USA.
概括
抑郁症可能会导致老年墨西哥裔美国人.
科学领域:
- 老年心理学 老年心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 人口老龄化面临着认知能力下降和阿尔茨海默氏症和相关痴呆症 (ADRD) 的风险日益增加.
- 墨西哥裔美国人成年人是一个日益增长的人口,具有独特的健康考虑.
- 在这个群体中,抑郁症,认知和日常功能之间的相互作用需要进一步研究.
研究的目的:
- 研究抑郁症如何影响认知能力和日常生活活动之间的关系.
- 为了检查抑郁症是否能缓和老龄化墨西哥裔美国成年人的自我报告的日常功能和客观的神经心理表现之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 利用了来自国家阿尔茨海默氏症协调中心队列的数据.
- 使用老年抑郁量表 (15项版本) 评估抑郁症.
- 用功能活动问卷 (FAQ) 和客观神经心理测试测量日常功能.
主要成果:
- 较低的记忆和语言表现与没有抑郁症的个体报告的较差的日常功能相关.
- 在那些患有抑郁症的人中,报告的日常功能和记忆/语言表现之间没有发现显著的关联.
- 抑郁症并没有缓解日常功能与注意力,工作记忆,执行功能或处理速度之间的关系.
结论:
- 老龄化墨西哥裔美国人的抑郁症状升高可能导致感知和客观测量的日常功能之间断开,特别是在记忆和语言方面.
- 在ADRD评估中,忽视情绪评估可能导致误诊和不适当的干预.
- 准确的情绪评估对于理解这一群体的认知和功能变化至关重要.
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