Rutter Emily C, Oremus Mark, Maxwell Colleen J, Tyas Suzanne L
School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, USA.
School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, USA.
J Aging Health. 2024 Sep 12:8982643241279879. doi: 10.1177/08982643241279879.
We investigated whether functional social support-the degree to which one perceives support is available when needed-is associated with executive function, a key cognitive domain for everyday functioning and adaptation to change.
Analyses ( = 23,491) utilized cross-sectional data from the Comprehensive cohort of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), a population-based study of community-dwelling adults aged 45-85 years. Executive function was assessed by neurocognitive battery. Perceived social support was measured using the 19-item Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey. Logistic regression models were adjusted for sociodemographic, health, and social covariates.
Positive social interactions as well as affectionate and emotional/informational functional social support were positively associated with executive function.
Social support plays an important role in cognitive health. Diversifying social programming beyond tangible social support to target other subtypes of support may help preserve executive function in middle-aged and older adults.
我们调查了功能性社会支持——即一个人认为在需要时能获得支持的程度——是否与执行功能相关，执行功能是日常功能和适应变化的关键认知领域。
分析（n = 23491）利用了加拿大老龄化纵向研究（CLSA）综合队列的横断面数据，这是一项针对45 - 85岁社区居住成年人的基于人群的研究。执行功能通过神经认知测试组合进行评估。感知到的社会支持使用19项医疗结果研究社会支持调查进行测量。逻辑回归模型对社会人口统计学、健康和社会协变量进行了调整。
积极的社会互动以及深情和情感/信息性的功能性社会支持与执行功能呈正相关。
社会支持在认知健康中起着重要作用。将社会项目从有形的社会支持扩展到针对其他支持亚型，可能有助于维持中老年人的执行功能。
