Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL United States.
Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL United States.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2023 May;30(3):388-401. doi: 10.1080/13825585.2022.2038070. Epub 2022 Feb 17.
Self-rated health (SRH) has been used to predict cognitive decline in various populations; however, this relationship has not been examined in Latinos. This study examines the relationship between SRH and cognition among middle-aged and older Latinos. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among Latinos (n = 425, M = 64.13 ± 7.65, 82% female). Participants rated their health as poor/fair, good, and excellent and completed cognitive performance tests. Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) examined differences in cognition between SRH categories. ANCOVAs showed significant differences in SRH categories for working memory ( [2, 357] = 3.63, = .028) and global cognition ( [2, 348] = 3.074, = .047), such that those who self-rated their health as good had better scores compared to participants in the poor/fair category. Findings show that SRH is associated with cognition among middle-aged and older Latinos. SRH may serve as an indicator of early signs of cognitive decline.
自评健康 (SRH) 已被用于预测各种人群的认知能力下降；然而，这一关系尚未在拉丁裔人群中进行研究。本研究旨在探讨中年和老年拉丁裔人群中 SRH 与认知之间的关系。对 425 名拉丁裔成年人（M=64.13±7.65，82%为女性）进行了一项横断面分析。参与者将他们的健康状况评为差/一般、好和优秀，并完成了认知表现测试。协方差分析（ANCOVA）检验了不同 SRH 类别之间的认知差异。ANCOVA 显示，在工作记忆（ [2, 357] = 3.63, =.028）和整体认知（ [2, 348] = 3.074, =.047）方面，SRH 类别存在显著差异，自我评估健康状况为良好的参与者比自评健康状况为差/一般的参与者得分更高。研究结果表明，SRH 与中年和老年拉丁裔人群的认知能力有关。SRH 可能是认知能力下降早期迹象的一个指标。
