Assessment of the Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly Persons Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Pilot Study

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  • Latika Rohilla MSc. Nursing. Public Health Nursing Officer, School of Public Health. PGIMER, Chandigarh.
  • Karobi Das PhD. Clinical Psychologist, National Institute of Nursing Education, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
  • Sukhpal Kaur Ph.D. Lecturer, National Institute of Nursing Education, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

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摘要

 AbstractBackground: Cognitive slowness increases with advancing age. To take necessary measuresboth to prevent and manage, frequent assessment of the cognitive functions is required. Aim:To assess the cognitive impairment among elderly persons (aged 60 to 70 years). Methods: Adescriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in North India.Using convenience sampling, a total of 30 patients admitted at the time of data collection andmeeting the inclusion criteria were selected as samples. An interview schedule was used tocollect data. Mini mental status examination (Folstein, 1975) was used to assess the cognition.Average time given to complete one MMSE was 7 min (ranged from 5–10 min). Results: Morethan half (52%) were in the age group of 62–63 years. The mean age of the subjects was63.96±3.56 years. More than half (60%) had mild cognitive impairment, 20% each hadnormal and moderate cognitive impairment. The mean age for report of mild and moderatecognitive impairment was 63.53±3.6 and 66.60±3.0 years respectively. None of the subjectshas severe cognitive impairment. Conclusion: The study showed that cognitive impairmentworsens with age and the age of 60–64 years can be said to be the transition period forbeginning impairment of cognition.Keywords: Elderly, cognitive impairment, MMSECite this ArticleLatika Rohilla, Karobi Das, SukhpalKaur. Assessment of the CognitiveImpairment in the Elderly PersonsAdmitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital: APilot Study. Journal of Nursing Science and Practice. 2017; 7(2): 20–24p.      

作者簡介

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    Public Health Nursing Officer, School of Public Health. PGIMER, Chandigarh.
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    Clinical Psychologist, National Institute of Nursing Education, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
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    Lecturer, National Institute of Nursing Education, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

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2017-09-12

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卷 7 期 2 (2017)

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