Cognitive Function of the Elderly in a Rural Community.
- Author:
Jong Han PARK
1
;
Chang Su KIM
;
O Yang KWON
;
Nam Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Taegu Catholic University Hospital, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Cognition;
Cognitive impairment diagnosing instrument;
Memory
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Cognition;
Demography;
Education;
Female;
Gyeongsangbuk-do;
Humans;
Male;
Memory;
Memory, Long-Term;
Memory, Short-Term;
Rural Population*;
Thinking
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1997;36(3):530-535
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the cognitive function of the elderly and to delineate the effects of sex, age and education on cognitive function. METHODS: The Cognitive Impairment Diagnosing Instrument(CIDI) was administered to the residents aged 70 years or more in Jookjang-Myun, Pohang City, Kyungpook. RESULTS: Mean percent decline were different among the CIDI subtests: concentration/calculation showed the greatest deterioration, performances on abstract thinking, higher cortical functions, and orientation in time declined by 20.3 to 29.5%, and long-term memory, memory registration, judgement object naming, and orientation in place showed modest decline. Performances on all the CIDI subtests were significantly correlated with age with correlation coefficients between -0.262 and -0.477. All subtest, but for short-term memory, scores were shown to be affected by education. Men scored better than women on all the CIDI subtests except for short-term memory and memory registration. CONCLUSION: All total and subtest performances of the CIDI were shown to be affected by sex, age, and education. However, memory registration and short-term memory revealed different pattern of decline according to the demographic factors.
