Cognitive functioning and everyday problem solving in older adults
Cognitive functioning and everyday problem solving in older adults
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DOI：
10.1080/13854040590967063
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Hunter, Michael A.
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作者：
Burton, Catherine L.;Strauss, Esther;Hunter, Michael A.
日常问题测试（EPT）被认为是日常生活工具性活动（IADL）的指数，研究人员对291名居住在社区的非痴呆老年人进行了研究，研究了认知功能与日常问题解决的基于表现的测量之间的关系。发现EPT的表现因年龄、认知状况和教育程度而异。层次回归分析显示，在调整人口统计学和健康变量后，认知功能测量占EPT表现差异的23.6%。特别是，整体认知状态、认知衰退、处理速度、执行功能、情景记忆和语言能力是EPT表现的重要预测指标。这些发现表明，认知功能和人口变量是解决日常问题的重要决定因素。
The relationship between cognitive functioning and a performance-based measure of everyday problem-solving, the Everyday Problems Test (EPT), thought to index instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), was examined in 291 community-dwelling non-demented older adults. Performance on the EPT was found to vary according to age, cognitive status, and education. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that, after adjusting for demographic and health variables, measures of cognitive functioning accounted for 23.6% of the variance in EPT performance. In particular, measures of global cognitive status, cognitive decline, speed of processing, executive functioning, episodic memory, and verbal ability were significant predictors of EPT performance. These findings suggest that cognitive functioning along with demographic variables are important determinants of everyday problem-solving.