ABSTRACT

Background and Objectives

A body of studies suggests that coping resources may represent a protective factor against functional and cognitive losses associated with advanced ageing. This study intended to examine the contributions of global cognition, functional mobility, and muscular strength on self-reported coping strategies in late adulthood.

Methods

One hundred and thirty-seven community-based older individuals (M_age = 77.2 years, SD = 5.8 years, age range: 63–92 years), 48 males and 89 females with and without signs of cognitive decline completed a battery of tools assessing global cognitive function, problem-focused coping, muscular strength (assessed by handgrip strength, HGS) and functional mobility (assessed using the instrumented Timed-Up-and-Go test).

Results

Significant associations were found between problem-focused coping, global cognitive function, HGS, functional mobility parameters, age, and education. Moreover, when the effects of education and gender were controlled for, HGS, functional mobility, and global cognitive function scores accounted for 44% of the variance in coping.

Conclusions

In clinical practice, the use of functional mobility and muscular strength measures to screen the physical health of older individuals should be encouraged.

中文翻译：

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运动能力与成年晚期应对能力相关。探索性研究

摘要

背景和目标

大量研究表明，应对资源可能是防止与高龄相关的功能和认知损失的保护因素。本研究旨在检验整体认知、功能流动性和肌肉力量对成年晚期自我报告的应对策略的贡献。

方法

137名社区老年人（M_年龄 = 77.2 岁，SD = 5.8 岁，年龄范围：63-92 岁），48 名男性和 89 名女性，有和没有认知衰退迹象，完成了一系列工具评估整体认知功能、以问题为中心的应对、肌肉力量（通过握力强度 HGS 评估）和功能灵活性（使用仪器化的 Timed-Up-and-Go 测试评估）。

结果

在以问题为中心的应对、全球认知功能、HGS、功能移动性参数、年龄和教育之间发现了显着关联。此外，当教育和性别的影响被控制时，HGS、功能流动性和整体认知功能评分占应对方差的 44%。

结论

在临床实践中，应鼓励使用功能活动性和肌肉力量测量来筛查老年人的身体健康状况。