Basic and Clinical Neuroscience Journal
مجله علوم اعصاب پایه و بالینی
BCN
Medical Sciences
http://bcn.iums.ac.ir
137
journal137
2008-126X
2228-7442
10.32598/bcn
en
jalali
1392
11
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gregorian
2014
2
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5
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online
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fulltext
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Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Original
Original
<p><b>Introduction:</b> 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. </p>
<div><b>Methods:</b> 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.
<div><b>Results:</b> 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.</div>
<div><b>Discussion:</b> Prevalence of cognitive decline in community-dwelling older adults was of normal range. Hence, familial relations and social support can decrease mental status disorder.</div>
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Elders, Cognitive Impairment, Community-Dwelling
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http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-192&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Vahid
Rashedi
1370031947532846006426
1370031947532846006426
Yes
Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad
Rezaei
1370031947532846006427
1370031947532846006427
No
Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences & Health Services, Hamadan, Iran.
Masoud
Gharib
1370031947532846006428
1370031947532846006428
No
Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.