Executive functions, mental health, and quality of life in healthy older adults.

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Dementia e Neuropsychologia Pub Date : 2024-11-11 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2024-0156

Cássia Elisa Rossetto Verga, Gabriela Dos Santos, Tiago Nascimento Ordonez, Ana Paula Bagli Moreira, Laydiane Alves Costa, Luiz Carlos de Moraes, Patrícia Lessa, Neide Pereira Cardoso, Gustavo Domingos França, Ambrósio Ferri, Beatriz Aparecida Ozello Gutierrez, Henrique Salmazo da Silva, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Thais Bento Lima da Silva

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Abstract

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.

Objective: 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.

Methods: 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.

Results: 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.

Conclusion: 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.

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健康老年人的执行功能、心理健康和生活质量。

人口老龄化带来了诸多挑战，尤其是在认知健康方面。在这种情况下，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：本研究旨在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受教育程度的关系：方法：对 60 岁或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、线索制作测试 A 和 B、控制、自主、自我实现和愉悦量表（CASP-19）以及抑郁、焦虑和压力量表：结果：教育程度较高的老年人在执行功能的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：研究结果表明，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。

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Dementia e Neuropsychologia Medicine-Geriatrics and Gerontology

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2.20

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审稿时长

8 weeks

期刊介绍： Dementia top Neuropsychologia the official scientific journal of the Cognitive Neurology and Ageing Department of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology and of the Brazilian Association of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, is published by the "Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento", a nonprofit Brazilian association. Regularly published on March, June, September, and December since 2007.