کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1903668 1534459 2010 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cognitive impairment in old people living in the community
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری بیوشیمی، ژنتیک و زیست شناسی مولکولی سالمندی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Cognitive impairment in old people living in the community
چکیده انگلیسی

Cognitive impairment has a high prevalence in the elderly, especially in the oldest old, and it is a major concern for autonomous old people living in the community and their families. Any possible intervention will benefit from early detection of cognitive decline related signs. The Portuguese version of the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) was used to assess cognitive impairment in a sample of 1266 old community-dwellers in Portugal, mean age 70.3 ± 8.7 years. A standard questionnaire was also used including measures on social network, psychological distress, functionality, perceived health status, and socio-demographic variables. We recorded education levels and illiteracy by using different cut points to select people with and without cognitive impairment and results showed a 9.6% prevalence of positive cases. In general, cognitive impairment is higher in women, older people, widows(ers), and people with negative self-perception of health and with difficulties in basic and in instrumental activities of daily living (ADL and IADL). Cognitive impairment was found to be predicted by gender, age and psychological distress, explaining 18% of variance. Findings are discussed considering available literature and possible interventions for community residents.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics - Volume 51, Issue 2, September–October 2010, Pages 121–124
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