墨西哥裔美国老年人的生活安排和认知障碍:出生时间的差异
Vedant Agrawal1, Soham Al Snih2,3,4
1John Sealy School of Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
概括
对于老年墨西哥裔美国人来说,生活安排对认知能力的下降有不同的影响,这取决于出生时间. 与外国出生的同龄人不同,与他人生活在一起的美国出生的个人比单独生活的人有更高的认知障碍风险,与外国出生的同龄人不同.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 认知障碍在老年人群中越来越令人担忧.
- 生活安排和出生时间是影响认知健康的潜在因素.
- 了解这些因素对于有针对性的干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查生活安排如何影响老年墨西哥裔美国人的认知衰退.
- 根据出生地 (美国出生的与外国出生的) 调查这种关系的差异.
主要方法:
- 一项使用1026名老年墨西哥裔美国人 (≥75岁) 12年数据的长度研究.
- 参与者具有中度至高的基线认知功能.
- 用通用估计方程模型来分析认知障碍的发展.
主要成果:
- 与一个或多个个人生活在一起的美国出生的参与者,与单独生活的人相比,认知障碍的几率明显更高.
- 对于外国出生的参与者来说,生活安排和认知障碍之间没有显著的关联.
- 在对共变量进行调整后,这些差异仍然存在.
结论:
- 圣诞节在生活安排如何影响随时间推移的认知变化方面发挥着重要作用.
- 维护认知功能的干预措施应在多样化的老年人群中考虑出生和家庭结构.
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