Effects of graphene far-infrared and social network interventions on depression, anxiety and dementia in older adults

doi:10.1186/s12877-024-05344-z

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	Effects of graphene far-infrared and social network interventions on depression, anxiety and dementia in older adults
	Zhao, Yuqing 1,2; Chen, Yaru 1,2; Yu, Feifei 1,2; Dai, Chenyi 3; Zhang, Chengyuan 4; Liu, Minxue 5; Zheng, Nanfeng 6; Liu, Zhengkui 1,2
通讯作者	Liu, Zhengkui(liuzk@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	BackgroundFive-guaranteed elderly individuals are a special group of the elderly Chinese population faced with unique challenges; these individuals lack any financial resources (including support by relatives), and are solely reliant on the government to provide food, clothing, medical care, and housing as well as burials. In this article, we aim to investigate mood problems (depression, anxiety) and cognitive functioning in Five-guaranteed elderly individuals, and to validate the effectiveness of two promising interventions, graphene far-infrared intervention (GFII; an exploratory and noninvasive technique) and social network intervention (SNI), for elderly people to lay the foundation for future social service work.MethodsTo address the emotional and cognitive difficulties experienced by this special group, we designed this study, which is the first to apply GFII in this population. We also administered SNI given the social isolation of these individuals, in addition to a corresponding control group. 108 elderly individuals in 3 elder care facilities were screened to evaluate eligibility to participate in the current study, including 44 from Facility A (allocated to the GFII group), 43 from Facility B (allocated to the SNI group), and 21 from Facility C (allocated to the control group). GFII lasts for four weeks, with professionally trained carers putting on and removing intervention caps for half an hour each day. SNI lasts for three weeks, three times a week, and consists of a total of nine themed activities. The length of an activity is 90 min. We also did pre- and post-test comparisons of depression, anxiety and cognition in each group of older adults.ResultsThe results showed that GFII led to immediate improvements in anxiety and cognitive impairment in the five-guaranteed elderly individuals, and the improvement in cognitive function was sustained over time. Moreover, SNI group showed significant improvements in cognitive function after the intervention period.ConclusionsThe GFII is a promising intervention that can be applied to intervene in cognitive and mood disorders in older adults. The GFII has short-term interventions for anxiety in older adults, but long-term effects for cognitive impairment. SNI also had an interventional effect on cognition.
关键词	Five-guaranteed elderly Graphene far-infrared intervention Social network intervention Depression Anxiety Dementia
	2024-09-12
语种	英语
DOI	10.1186/s12877-024-05344-z
发表期刊	BMC GERIATRICS
卷号	24 期号:1 页码:11
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	National Key Research and Development projects
出版者	BMC
WOS关键词	MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT ; HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE PHQ-9 ; PREVALENCE ; LIFE ; STANDARDIZATION ; VALIDITY ; CHINA
WOS研究方向	Geriatrics & Gerontology
WOS类目	Geriatrics & Gerontology ; Gerontology
WOS记录号	WOS:001310903600003
资助机构	National Key Research and Development projects
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	https://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/49058
通讯作者	Liu, Zhengkui
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, CAS Key Lab Mental Hlth, 16 Lincui Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Univ Calif Davis, Dept Psychol, Davis, CA USA 4.Feidong Cty Hosp Tradit Chinese Med, Hefei, Anhui, Peoples R China 5.Anhui Normal Univ, Sch Educ Sci, Wuhu 241000, Anhui, Peoples R China 6.Xiamen Univ, Coll Chem & Chem Engn, Dept Chem, Xiamen, Fujian, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhao, Yuqing,Chen, Yaru,Yu, Feifei,et al. Effects of graphene far-infrared and social network interventions on depression, anxiety and dementia in older adults[J]. BMC GERIATRICS,2024,24(1):11.
APA	Zhao, Yuqing.,Chen, Yaru.,Yu, Feifei.,Dai, Chenyi.,Zhang, Chengyuan.,...&Liu, Zhengkui.(2024).Effects of graphene far-infrared and social network interventions on depression, anxiety and dementia in older adults.BMC GERIATRICS,24(1),11.
MLA	Zhao, Yuqing,et al."Effects of graphene far-infrared and social network interventions on depression, anxiety and dementia in older adults".BMC GERIATRICS 24.1(2024):11.