美国老年移民中的同文化化,社会经济地位和认知功能:互动分析
Xiang Qi1, Shahmir H Ali2, Yaolin Pei3
1Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
概括
对于老年移民来说,在家里说英语可以提高认知健康,尤其是那些社会经济地位较低的人. 这突显了语言的同文化化.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 文化和社会经济地位 (SES) 是影响老龄人口认知健康的关键因素.
- 老年移民面临着独特的挑战,这些挑战可能会影响他们的认知健康.
- 了解同化和SES的相互作用对于有针对性的健康干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究收养和SES对美国老年移民认知健康的综合影响.
- 为了确定SES是否能够调节同文化和认知表现之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 来自2011-2014年国家健康和营养检查调查 (NHANES) 的全国代表性数据的分析.
- 包括797名居住在美国的老年移民 (60岁以上).
- 通过家中使用的语言和居住在美国的时间来衡量融入文化;SES来源于贫困与收入的比率,教育,职业和保险.
主要成果:
- 在家中说英语与更好的认知表现有显著的关联 (p < 0.01).
- 社会经济地位 (SES) 显著减轻了英语使用对认知的影响 (p < 0.05).
- 英语说话的认知益处在SES较低的移民中更为明显.
结论:
- 语言融合,特别是英语水平,是维持老年移民认知健康的重要因素.
- 在放大与语言同文化化相关的认知优势方面,SES起着至关重要的作用.
- 调查结果强调了在促进老龄化移民社区认知健康和健康公平的战略中考虑适应文化和SES的重要性.
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