Verga Cássia Elisa Rossetto, Dos Santos Gabriela, Ordonez Tiago Nascimento, Moreira Ana Paula Bagli, Costa Laydiane Alves, de Moraes Luiz Carlos, Lessa Patrícia, Cardoso Neide Pereira, França Gustavo Domingos, Ferri Ambrósio, Gutierrez Beatriz Aparecida Ozello, da Silva Henrique Salmazo, Brucki Sonia Maria Dozzi, da Silva Thais Bento Lima
Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Graduação e Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia, São Paulo SP, Brazil.
Instituto Supera de Educação, São José dos Campos SP, Brazil.
Dement Neuropsychol. 2024 Nov 11;18:e20240156. doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2024-0156. eCollection 2024.
Population aging brings about numerous challenges, particularly concerning cognitive health. In this context, socioeconomic factors such as education have received special attention due to their role in brain health.
The aim of this study was to describe the performance of executive functions, mental health variables, and quality of life among healthy older adults in relation to their level of education.
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with participants aged 60 or older. The assessment protocol included Addenbrooke's cognitive examination and FAS, trail-making tests A and B, Control, Autonomy, Self-Realization, and Pleasure Scale (CASP-19), as well as the depression, anxiety, and stress scale.
Significant differences were found in the performance of executive functions among older adults with higher levels of education. However, mental health and quality of life variables were only related to participants' age.
The study showed that mental health and quality of life are not influenced by participants' level of education but are instead strongly correlated with age.
人口老龄化带来了诸多挑战,尤其是在认知健康方面。在这种背景下,诸如教育等社会经济因素因其对大脑健康的作用而受到特别关注。
本研究的目的是描述健康老年人的执行功能表现、心理健康变量和生活质量与其教育水平之间的关系。
对60岁及以上的参与者进行了一项描述性横断面研究。评估方案包括Addenbrooke认知检查和FAS、A和B连线测验、控制、自主性、自我实现和愉悦量表(CASP - 19),以及抑郁、焦虑和压力量表。
受教育程度较高的老年人在执行功能表现上存在显著差异。然而,心理健康和生活质量变量仅与参与者的年龄有关。
该研究表明,心理健康和生活质量不受参与者教育水平的影响,而是与年龄密切相关。