Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms among the Elderly in an Urban Community.
- Author:
Maeng Je CHO
1
;
Bong Jin HAHM
;
Jin Hyung JHOO
;
Jae Nam BAE
;
Jun Soo KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Elderly;
Cognitive impairment;
Depressive symptoms;
MMSE;
SGDS;
CES-D
- MeSH:
Aged*;
Dementia;
Depression*;
Education;
Epidemiologic Studies;
Female;
Humans;
Marital Status;
Occupations;
Prevalence*;
Psychiatry;
Social Conditions
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1998;37(2):352-362
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment and depressive symptoms among the elderly in an urban community. METHODS: Korean version of Mini-Mental State Examination(MMSE-K), Short version of Geriatric Depression Scale(SGDS), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression(CES-D) were administered to 447 elderly persons(37.7% of all residents aged 65 and older) who resided in "Sanggye 10 Dong" by lay interviewers. Then a Psychiatrist and two Psychiatric residents interviewed the elderly scoring 23 or less on MMSE-K and diagnosed with dementia according to the criteria of DSM-III-R. RESULTS: The prevalence of cognitive impairment was estimated as 37.1%(male 18.8%, female 47.0%) by MMSE-Kor=25 and 15.8% by SGDS>or=10. Prevalences(CES-D>or=25) for the age groups 65 to 69, 70 to 74, 75 to 79, 80 to 84, and over 85 were, respectively 15.7%, 18.1%, 23.4%, 13.3%, and 23.5%. Caseness of depressive symptoms(CES-D >or= 25) was not related to sex, age, years of education, marital status, physical illness, occupation, living condition, and financial status. Of 166 persons who had cognitive impairment(MMSE-K
