在中国老年人中,社会隔离,孤独和认知功能之间的双向关联
Chaoping Pan1,2, Na Cao1,2
1School of Medical Humanities and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Journal of global health
|March 21, 2025
概括
社会孤立和孤独对中国老年人的认知功能产生了重大影响. 这些因素是相互关联的,其中一个因素的下降可能会使其他因素恶化,凸显了综合干预的必要性.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 社会隔离 (SI) 和孤独正在成为全球公共卫生方面的担忧.
- 认知功能 (CF) 也是老龄化人口关注的关键领域.
- 了解SI,孤独和CF之间的相互作用对于老年人的福祉至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查SI,孤独和CF之间的双向关系.
- 检查SI和孤独对中国老年人CF的调解效应.
- 探索认知衰退如何影响SI和孤独.
主要方法:
- 利用了中国长度健康长寿调查的六波 (2002-2018) 数据.
- 包括65岁及以上个体的样本.
- 采用一般的交叉滞后面板模型来分析双向关系和调解效应,控制混因素.
主要成果:
- 发现社会孤立和孤独都会独立地降低认知功能.
- 孤独通过社会隔离对认知功能产生中介作用.
- 社会隔离也影响了孤独对认知功能的影响.
- 观察到认知功能下降增加了社会隔离和孤独.
结论:
- 社会隔离和孤独与中国老年人群的认知功能密切相关.
- 针对SI,孤独和CF的干预措施应该承认它们的复杂相互作用.
- 建议采用综合方法,通过解决这些相互关联的因素来提高老年人的健康和福祉.
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