Association between resilience and cognitive impairment in the elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2019.10.014
- VernacularTitle: 老年人心理弹性与认知功能受损的相关性
- Author:
Jie LI
1
;
Guangbo QU
2
;
Qirong QIN
3
;
Jian CHEN
4
;
Yuanyuan ZHAO
5
;
Yehuan SUN
2
Author Information
1. Teaching Center for Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
3. Department of Community Services and Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment, Ma’anshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ma’anshan 243031, China
4. Ma’anshan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ma’anshan 243031, China
5. Department of Outpatient, The Fifth Sanatorium for Retired Cadres, Anhui Provincial Military Region, Hefei 230031, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Resilience;
Cognitive impairment;
The elderly;
Depression
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2019;28(10):935-940
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the association between resilience and cognitive impairment in the elderly.
Methods:A face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among 6 524 elderly people aged 60 and over in Anhui Province by cluster sampling. The survey included general demographic characteristics, resilience and cognitive function. Statistical methods such as t-test, chi-square test, binary Logistic regression were used for data analysis.
Results:The incidence of cognitive impairment in the elderly was 13.6%(886/6 524). The score of resilience in the elderly with normal cognitive function was (64.89±11.96), while it was (56.10±11.12) in the elderly with impaired cognitive function and the difference was statistically significant (t=20.511, P<0.001). Logistic regression analysis showed that there was a statistical correlation between resilience and cognitive impairment in the elderly (OR=0.936, 95%CI: 0.930~0.943). After adjusting for depression, gender, age and other related factors, there was still a statistical correlation between resilience and cognitive impairment in the elderly (OR=0.963, 95%CI: 0.955~0.971).
Conclusions:Resilience is related to cognitive impairment in the elderly, and higher resilience is the protective factor for cognitive impairment.
