University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA.
Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA.
J Appl Gerontol. 2020 Aug;39(8):889-897. doi: 10.1177/0733464819829663. Epub 2019 Feb 14.
Problem-solving skills in the context of technologically complex modern societies have become increasingly important to health management in later life. This study is designed to investigate the associations between problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments (PSTRE) and health, and to explore whether age differences exist. Using data from the 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), we used logistic regression to examine the relationship between PSTRE and self-reported health among a representative sample of American adults aged 35 years and older ( = 3,260). Overall, greater PSTRE (odds ratio [OR] = 1.012, < .001) was significantly associated with better self-rated health even after adjusting for the sociodemographic characteristics. Yet, PSTRE was only partially predictive of health in some age groups. Our findings highlight the potential of PSTRE to reduce health disparities among middle-aged and older adults living in modern technology and information-rich societies.
在技术复杂的现代社会背景下，解决问题的能力对晚年的健康管理变得越来越重要。本研究旨在调查在技术丰富的环境中解决问题的能力（PSTRE）与健康之间的关联，并探讨是否存在年龄差异。本研究使用了 2012/2014 年成人能力国际评估计划（PIAAC）的数据，使用逻辑回归分析了 35 岁及以上美国成年人（n=3260）中 PSTRE 与自我报告健康之间的关系。总体而言，更大的 PSTRE（优势比[OR] = 1.012，<.001）与更好的自我报告健康状况显著相关，即使在调整了社会人口统计学特征后也是如此。然而，在某些年龄组中，PSTRE 仅部分预测健康状况。我们的研究结果强调了 PSTRE 在减少生活在现代技术和信息丰富社会的中年和老年人健康差距方面的潜力。
