Publications by authors named "Chifen Ma"
Age-induced changes in affective prosody comprehension and its relationship with general cognitive ability and social support utilization among older adults.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- * The study involved 199 cognitively healthy older adults and revealed that they made more mistakes in identifying emotions, often confusing negative feelings with neutral or positive ones.
- * There is a significant link between emotional recognition and social support, with cognitive function playing a key role in this relationship, highlighting potential areas for improving social and cognitive health in older adults.
Association between solid cooking fuel use and dementia in older Chinese adults: the mediating effect of depression.
Int J Environ Health Res
February 2024
This study aimed to explore the association between household solid cooking fuel use and dementia prevalence and the mediating effect of depression on this association. A total of 3404 (2018) and 1379 (2015 to 2018) older participants (≥65) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were enrolled in the cross-sectional and retrospective longitudinal analyses, respectively. The results showed that solid cooking fuel use was associated with an increased dementia prevalence (adjusted OR = 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCognitive Function Trajectories and Factors among Chinese Older Adults with Subjective Memory Decline: CHARLS Longitudinal Study Results (2011-2018).
Int J Environ Res Public Health
December 2022
Older adults with subjective cognitive decline are at increased risk of future pathological cognitive decline and dementia. Subjective memory decline is an early sign of cognitive decline; preventing or slowing cognitive decline in at-risk populations remains an elusive issue. This study aimed to examine the cognitive trajectories and factors in older adults with subjective memory decline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the effects of rhythmic movement interventions on the physical and cognitive functions among cognitively healthy older adults.
Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CNKI, CBM, Wanfang Data, and VIP databases from inception to March 30, 2022. The inclusion criteria were: ① randomized controlled trials (RCTs); ② older adults (aged ≥ 60 years) without cognitive impairments or neurological or neurodegenerative diseases; ③ intervention: rhythmic movement (rhythmic exercise or physical activities performed to music); ④ outcomes: physical or cognitive function.