Ahmed Fayeza S, Miller L Stephen
a Department of Psychology , Eastern Illinois University , Charleston , IL , USA.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2015;22(3):376-87. doi: 10.1080/13825585.2014.952613. Epub 2014 Oct 14.
The purpose of this study was to examine proverb interpretation performance and functional independence in older adults. From the limited literature on proverb interpretation in aging and its conceptualization as an executive function, it was hypothesized that proverb interpretation would be related to functional independence similar to other executive functions. Tests of proverb interpretation, additional executive functions, and functional ability were administered to nondemented older adults. Results showed that proverb interpretation accounted for a significant amount of unique variance of functional ability scores. This supports including a measure of proverb interpretation to the assessment of older adults.
本研究的目的是考察老年人的谚语解释能力和功能独立性。从关于衰老过程中谚语解释及其作为一种执行功能的概念化的有限文献来看，研究假设谚语解释与功能独立性相关，类似于其他执行功能。对非痴呆老年人进行了谚语解释测试、其他执行功能测试和功能能力测试。结果表明，谚语解释在功能能力得分的独特方差中占显著比例。这支持在对老年人的评估中纳入谚语解释这一测量方法。
