{"id":9218,"date":"2023-12-29T09:59:08","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T06:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T09:59:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T06:59:08","slug":"kumiliki-mnyama-kunaweza-kupunguza-kupungua-kwa-utambuzi-kwa-watu-wazima-wanaoishi-peke-yao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumiliki Kipenzi Kunaweza Polepole Kupungua Kwa Utambuzi Katika Watu Wazima Wazee Wanaoishi Peke Yake: Soma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Kumiliki mnyama kunaweza kupunguza kupungua kwa utambuzi kwa watu wazima wanaoishi peke yao, utafiti mpya umebaini.<\/p>\n<p>Kupungua kwa utambuzi hutokea wakati mtu ana uwezo wa kujifunza, kukumbuka na kufanya hukumu. Inaweza kuanzia ulemavu mdogo wa utambuzi hadi hali mbaya kama vile shida ya akili, ambayo inatatiza maisha ya kila siku ya mtu.<\/p>\n<p>Takriban watu milioni 5.8 nchini Marekani wana ugonjwa wa Alzeima na shida ya akili inayohusiana, kulingana na shirika la habari la Reuters <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/aging\/data\/subjective-cognitive-decline-brief.html#:~:text=When%20cognition%20is%20impaired%2C%20it,most%20common%20form%20of%20dementia.\" target=\"_blank\">makadirio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Uchunguzi umeonyesha uhusiano unaohusiana kati ya <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/loneliness-raises-risk-parkinsons-disease-study-470967\">kuishi peke yake<\/a> na kuongezeka kwa hatari ya kupungua kwa utambuzi kwa watu wazima wazee. Kulingana na uchambuzi wa hivi karibuni wa meta,<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2813138?utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_term=122623#zoi231430r9\" target=\"_blank\"> watu wazima wakubwa<\/a> wanaoishi peke yao wako katika hatari kubwa ya kupata shida ya akili, na sehemu inayohusishwa na idadi ya watu kwa kuishi peke yako ni 8.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Katika <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1568163720302579?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">utafiti wa hivi punde<\/a>, iliyohusisha washiriki 7,945 walio na umri wa miaka 50 na zaidi, watafiti walilinganisha viwango vya kupungua kwa utambuzi kati ya wamiliki wa wanyama vipenzi na wasio na wanyama wa kipenzi kwa zaidi ya miaka tisa. Waligundua kuwa umiliki wa wanyama vipenzi ulihusishwa na viwango vya polepole vya kupungua kwa kumbukumbu ya maneno na ufasaha wa maongezi kati ya wanaoishi peke yao.<\/p>\n<p>Wakati wa utafiti, washiriki walifanya majaribio kadhaa yaliyoundwa kupima kumbukumbu zao za maneno, ufasaha wa maongezi na ujuzi wa kufanya kazi za kila siku. Waliombwa wakumbushe maneno 10 ambayo hayahusiani baada tu ya kuyasikia na kuyarudia baada ya muda. Kazi nyingine ilihusisha kutaja wanyama wengi iwezekanavyo ndani ya dakika moja.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Katika utafiti huu wa kikundi, umiliki wa wanyama-kipenzi ulihusishwa na viwango vya polepole vya kupungua kwa kumbukumbu ya maneno na ufasaha wa maongezi kati ya watu wazima wanaoishi peke yao, lakini sio kati ya wale wanaoishi na wengine, na umiliki wa wanyama wa kipenzi ulipunguza uhusiano kati ya kuishi peke yake na kupungua kwa viwango vya kumbukumbu ya maneno. na ufasaha wa kusema,\u201d watafiti waliandika katika utafiti huo, uliochapishwa katika Mtandao wa Jama.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti wanasema watu wanaoishi peke yao wanapaswa kuzingatia kuongeza kipenzi maishani mwao ili kukabiliana na upweke, kutengwa na jamii na kupungua kwa utambuzi kuhusishwa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Umiliki wa wanyama kipenzi unaweza kumaliza kabisa athari za kuishi peke yako kwa kupungua kwa utambuzi,&quot; alisema mwandishi mwenza wa utafiti Ciyong Lu, kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Sun Yat-sen huko Guangzhou, Uchina.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/owning-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-older-adults-living-alone-study-471220\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Kumiliki mnyama kunaweza kupunguza kupungua kwa utambuzi kwa watu wazima wanaoishi peke yao, utafiti mpya umebaini.<\/p>\n<p>Kupungua kwa utambuzi hutokea wakati mtu ana uwezo wa kujifunza, kukumbuka na kufanya hukumu. Inaweza kuanzia ulemavu mdogo wa utambuzi hadi hali mbaya kama vile shida ya akili, ambayo inatatiza maisha ya kila siku ya mtu.<\/p>\n<p>Takriban watu milioni 5.8 nchini Marekani wana ugonjwa wa Alzeima na shida ya akili inayohusiana, kulingana na shirika la habari la Reuters <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/aging\/data\/subjective-cognitive-decline-brief.html#:~:text=When%20cognition%20is%20impaired%2C%20it,most%20common%20form%20of%20dementia.\" target=\"_blank\">makadirio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Uchunguzi umeonyesha uhusiano unaohusiana kati ya <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/loneliness-raises-risk-parkinsons-disease-study-470967\">kuishi peke yake<\/a> na kuongezeka kwa hatari ya kupungua kwa utambuzi kwa watu wazima wazee. Kulingana na uchambuzi wa hivi karibuni wa meta,<a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamanetworkopen\/fullarticle\/2813138?utm_source=For_The_Media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_term=122623#zoi231430r9\" target=\"_blank\"> watu wazima wakubwa<\/a> wanaoishi peke yao wako katika hatari kubwa ya kupata shida ya akili, na sehemu inayohusishwa na idadi ya watu kwa kuishi peke yako ni 8.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Katika <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1568163720302579?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">utafiti wa hivi punde<\/a>, iliyohusisha washiriki 7,945 walio na umri wa miaka 50 na zaidi, watafiti walilinganisha viwango vya kupungua kwa utambuzi kati ya wamiliki wa wanyama vipenzi na wasio na wanyama wa kipenzi kwa zaidi ya miaka tisa. Waligundua kuwa umiliki wa wanyama vipenzi ulihusishwa na viwango vya polepole vya kupungua kwa kumbukumbu ya maneno na ufasaha wa maongezi kati ya wanaoishi peke yao.<\/p>\n<p>Wakati wa utafiti, washiriki walifanya majaribio kadhaa yaliyoundwa kupima kumbukumbu zao za maneno, ufasaha wa maongezi na ujuzi wa kufanya kazi za kila siku. Waliombwa wakumbushe maneno 10 ambayo hayahusiani baada tu ya kuyasikia na kuyarudia baada ya muda. Kazi nyingine ilihusisha kutaja wanyama wengi iwezekanavyo ndani ya dakika moja.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Katika utafiti huu wa kikundi, umiliki wa wanyama-kipenzi ulihusishwa na viwango vya polepole vya kupungua kwa kumbukumbu ya maneno na ufasaha wa maongezi kati ya watu wazima wanaoishi peke yao, lakini sio kati ya wale wanaoishi na wengine, na umiliki wa wanyama wa kipenzi ulipunguza uhusiano kati ya kuishi peke yake na kupungua kwa viwango vya kumbukumbu ya maneno. na ufasaha wa kusema,\u201d watafiti waliandika katika utafiti huo, uliochapishwa katika Mtandao wa Jama.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti wanasema watu wanaoishi peke yao wanapaswa kuzingatia kuongeza kipenzi maishani mwao ili kukabiliana na upweke, kutengwa na jamii na kupungua kwa utambuzi kuhusishwa.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Umiliki wa wanyama kipenzi unaweza kumaliza kabisa athari za kuishi peke yako kwa kupungua kwa utambuzi,&quot; alisema mwandishi mwenza wa utafiti Ciyong Lu, kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Sun Yat-sen huko Guangzhou, Uchina.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"page_builder":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Owning A Pet Could Slow Cognitive Decline In Older Adults Living Alone: Study - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/kumiliki-mnyama-kunaweza-kupunguza-kupungua-kwa-utambuzi-kwa-watu-wazima-wanaoishi-peke-yao\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Owning A Pet Could Slow Cognitive Decline In Older Adults Living Alone: Study - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Owning a pet could slow cognitive decline in older adults living alone, a new study has revealed.Cognitive decline occurs when a person has an impaired ability to learn, remember and make judgments. It can range from mild cognitive impairment to severe conditions such as dementia, which interferes with a person&#039;s daily life.Around 5.8 million people in the United States have Alzheimer&#039;s disease and related dementias, according to the estimates.Studies have shown a concerning link between living alone and an increased risk of cognitive decline in older adults. According to a recent meta-analysis, older adults living alone are at high risk for developing dementia, and the population-attributable fraction for living alone is 8.9%.In the latest study, involving 7,945 participants at the age of 50 and above, researchers compared rates of cognitive decline between pet owners and non-pet owners over nine years. They found that pet ownership was associated with slower rates of decline in verbal memory and verbal fluency among those living alone.During the study, participants performed several tests designed to measure their verbal memory, verbal fluency and skills to perform daily tasks. They were asked to recall 10 unrelated words just after hearing them and then repeat them after a while. 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It can range from mild cognitive impairment to severe conditions such as dementia, which interferes with a person's daily life.Around 5.8 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, according to the estimates.Studies have shown a concerning link between living alone and an increased risk of cognitive decline in older adults. According to a recent meta-analysis, older adults living alone are at high risk for developing dementia, and the population-attributable fraction for living alone is 8.9%.In the latest study, involving 7,945 participants at the age of 50 and above, researchers compared rates of cognitive decline between pet owners and non-pet owners over nine years. They found that pet ownership was associated with slower rates of decline in verbal memory and verbal fluency among those living alone.During the study, participants performed several tests designed to measure their verbal memory, verbal fluency and skills to perform daily tasks. They were asked to recall 10 unrelated words just after hearing them and then repeat them after a while. Another task involved naming as many animals as possible within a minute.\"In this cohort study, pet ownership was associated with slower rates of decline in verbal memory and verbal fluency among older adults living alone, but not among those living with others, and pet ownership offset the associations between living alone and declining rates in verbal memory and verbal fluency,\" the researchers wrote in the study, published in Jama Network.Researchers say people who live alone should consider adding a pet to their lives to counter loneliness, social isolation and associated cognitive decline.\"Pet ownership may completely offset the effect of living alone on cognitive decline,\" said study co-author Ciyong Lu, from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China.","og_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/kumiliki-mnyama-kunaweza-kupunguza-kupungua-kwa-utambuzi-kwa-watu-wazima-wanaoishi-peke-yao\/","og_site_name":"Urban Care Clinic","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbancarezanzibar","article_published_time":"2023-12-29T06:59:08+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study.jpg","width":1024,"height":1024,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Urban Care Clinic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Urban Care Clinic","Est. reading time":"dakika 2"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/"},"author":{"name":"Urban Care Clinic","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#\/schema\/person\/a304a61bcf298680ee41e2e9ae193930"},"headline":"Owning A Pet Could Slow Cognitive Decline In Older Adults Living Alone: Study","datePublished":"2023-12-29T06:59:08+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/"},"wordCount":338,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study.jpg","articleSection":["Medical Daily"],"inLanguage":"sw"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/","url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/owning-a-pet-could-slow-cognitive-decline-in-older-adults-living-alone-study\/","name":"Kumiliki Kipenzi Kunaweza Kupunguza Kupungua kwa Utambuzi kwa Watu Wazima Wazee Wanaoishi Peke Yake: Utafiti - 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