%0 Journal Article %A Rashedi, Vahid %A Rezaei, Mohammad %A Gharib, Masoud %T Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults %J Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal %V 5 %N 1 %U http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-465-en.html %R %D 2014 %K Elders, Cognitive Impairment, Community-Dwelling, %X Introduction: Mild cognitive impairment can be considered as an intermediate clinical state between normal cognitive aging and mild dementia. Elderly people with this impairment represent an at-risk group for the development of dementia. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older adults by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and its relationship with socio-demographic variables.  Methods: In this analytical-descriptive study, 212 subjects admitted to Hamadan’s day care centers were selected through simple random sampling method. To gather the data, MMSE was used as well as a questionnaire containing demographic variables. Data analysis was completed through SPSS-16.  Results: The sample consisted of 17.9% male, 59.4% of whom were married. According to the results, 96 cases (45.3%) suffered from mild (MMSE&ge22), 110 cases (51.9%) from moderate (11&leMMSE&le21) and 6 cases (2.8%) from severe cognitive disorder (MMSE&le10). As findings revealed, factors such as age (Pv = 0.005, r = -0.491) and schooling (Pv < 0.001) are of significant relationship with MMSE score. Discussion: Prevalence of cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults was of normal range. Hence, familial relations and social support can decrease mental status disorder. %> http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-465-en.pdf %P 28-30 %& 28 %! %9 Original %L A-10-1-192 %+ Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. %G eng %@ 2008-126X %[ 2014