McDougall G J
Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 1995 Feb;9(1):22-33. doi: 10.1016/s0883-9417(95)80014-x.
Research on aspects of cognitive function and impairment in older adults is critically reviewed with the aim of evaluation and synthesis. The body of research on cognitive aging, mostly atheoretical, has not been placed within the larger context of cognitive sciences. Methodological concerns and lack of a unifying framework inhibit integration of previous studies and the development of a cohesive body of knowledge. Therefore, one paradigm of adult cognition, information processing, is recommended to further advance nursing theory and research.
本文对老年人认知功能及认知障碍相关方面的研究进行了批判性综述，旨在进行评估与综合分析。关于认知老化的研究主体大多缺乏理论支撑，尚未被置于认知科学的大背景下。方法学上的问题以及缺乏统一框架阻碍了以往研究的整合以及连贯知识体系的发展。因此，建议采用成人认知的一种范式——信息加工，来进一步推动护理理论与研究的发展。
