认知障碍非常普遍,与老年退伍军人的身体功能减少有关 临床炼计划
Stacy Schantz Wilkins1,2, Jin J Zhou3, Rebecca J Melrose1
1Greater Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Mental Health Department, Los Angeles, CA.
Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation
|January 1, 2026
概括
在进入炼计划的老年人中,认知障碍很常见. 较低的认知分数与减少的身体力量和耐力相关,突出显示了这一群体中大脑健康和身体功能之间的联系.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 运动生理学 运动生理学
背景情况:
- 轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 在老年人中很普遍,影响日常功能.
- 了解认知和身体功能之间的关系对于针对老年人口的有针对性的干预措施至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估新加入Gerofit计划的人的认知功能.
- 在这个群体中调查认知表现和身体功能之间的关联.
主要方法:
- 对1172名Gerofit项目参与者 (2021-2023) 的回顾性观察研究.
- 评估全球认知 (tMoCA) 和认知设置转移 (口头TMT B).
- 测量下/上肢力量,平衡和心血管耐力.
主要成果:
- 61%的参与者得分低于正常认知值,这表明MCI患病率很高.
- 认知分数 (tMoCA,口服TMT B) 与下肢强度 (P<.001) 有意义地相关.
- tMoCA得分与耐力和自我评价记忆相关.
结论:
- 在参加临床炼计划的老年人中,轻度认知障碍很常见.
- 较差的认知功能与此种人群的体力和耐力降低有关.
- 这些发现强调了在老年人运动干预中评估和解决认知健康的重要性.
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