Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2011 Nov;18(6):733-55. doi: 10.1080/13825585.2011.609882. Epub 2011 Oct 20.
Blood pressure is an indicator of vascular health that has been associated with cognition and quality of life in older age. Few studies have examined blood pressure across everyday cognitive tasks, which may have superior predictive functional utility than traditional cognitive measures. We explored blood pressure as a predictor of everyday problem solving (EPS) performance in middle-aged and older women.
Community-dwelling women (age: 51-91) with low-normal blood pressure to mild hypertension underwent traditional and everyday cognitive testing. EPS was determined by the number of safe/effective solutions generated for real-world scenarios.
Analyses revealed that lower systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure were associated with worse EPS ability after controlling for age, education, and traditional cognitive abilities.
These results support that blood pressure may be an important predictor of everyday cognitive abilities in older age. Potential implications for real-world functioning are discussed.
血压是血管健康的一个指标，与老年人的认知和生活质量有关。很少有研究在日常认知任务中检查血压，这可能比传统认知测量具有更好的预测功能实用性。我们探讨了血压作为中年和老年女性日常解决问题能力（EPS）的预测指标。
社区居住的女性（年龄：51-91 岁）血压正常偏低至轻度高血压，接受了传统和日常认知测试。通过为现实场景生成的安全/有效解决方案数量来确定 EPS。
分析表明，在校正年龄、教育程度和传统认知能力后，较低的收缩压和脉压与更差的 EPS 能力相关。
这些结果支持血压可能是老年时日常认知能力的一个重要预测指标。讨论了对现实世界功能的潜在影响。
