Arifi, Deborah; Bitterlich, Norman; von Wolff, Michael; Poethig, Dagmar; Stute, Petra (2022). Impact of chronic stress exposure on cognitive performance incorporating the active and healthy aging (AHA) concept within the cross-sectional Bern Cohort Study 2014 (BeCS-14). Archives of gynecology and obstetrics, 305(4), pp. 1021-1032. Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00404-021-06289-z
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PURPOSE
This study aims to verify that the mental-cognitive domain of the validated generic bio-functional status (BFS)/bio-functional age (BFA) assessment tool, incorporating the concept of Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA), reflects cognitive performance. In addition, the effects of chronic stress exposure on the mental-cognitive BFS/BFA should be investigated.
METHODS
The study was carried out as a monocenter, cross-sectional, observational, non-interventional trial (Bern Cohort Study 2014, BeCS-14) with the participation of 147 non-pediatric, non-geriatric subjects. All participants followed a standardized battery of biopsychosocial assessments consisting of BFS/BFA, a validated cognitive performance test battery (Inventar zur Gedächtnisdiagnostik; IGD) and a validated questionnaire for the assessment of chronic stress (Trier Inventory for the assessment of Chronic Stress; TICS), respectively.
RESULTS
Mean cognitive performance was average and higher in younger or better educated individuals. The BFA of the participants was 7.8 ± 7.8 year-equivalents below their chronological age. The mental-cognitive BFS/BFA assessment correlated well with the validated questionnaire for cognition assessment, the IGD. Further, three TICS subdomains (work overload (r = - 0.246, p = 0.003), work discontent (r = - 0.299, p = 0.006) and pressure to succeed (r = - 0.274, p < 0.001)), reflecting mainly work-related stress, showed a significant negative correlation with the mental-cognitive BFS/BFA.
CONCLUSIONS
Our study shows that the BFS/BFA assessment tool follows European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA) requirements. Further, we could demonstrate that higher levels of chronic work-related stress may be associated with poorer mental-cognitive performance and a pro-aging state indicating that cognitive impairments can be reduced by stress management interventions.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Gynaecology |
UniBE Contributor: |
von Wolff, Michael, Stute, Petra |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0932-0067 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Monika Zehr |
Date Deposited: |
02 Feb 2022 08:55 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:01 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00404-021-06289-z |
PubMed ID: |
34741667 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Bern Cohort Study 2014 (BeCS-14) Bio-functional age (BFA) Bio-functional status (BFS) Chronic stress Cognition European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA) |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/163751 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/163751 |
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