Diabetes and Cognitive Function in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
10.12799/jkachn.2011.22.4.377
- Author:
Yongsuk KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Korea. kyss@dhu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus;
Executive function
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Education;
Executive Function;
Humans;
Memory;
Memory, Short-Term
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2011;22(4):377-388
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to examine the relation between diabetes and cognitive function in older adults. METHODS: Eighty community-dwelling patients with diabetes and 506 subjects without diabetes were studied with cognitive function test. Cognitive function was measured by Full-scale IQ, Basic IQ, Executive IQ, Attention Function Index, Working Memory Index, Language Function Index, Visuospatial Function Index, Memory Function Index, and MMSE-K1. RESULTS: In model controlling for education, the diabetic group showed significantly lower scores than the non-diabetic group in in Full-scale IQ (p=.012), Basic IQ (p=.034), Executive IQ (p=.014), Attention Function Index (p=.002), Working Memory Index (p=.037), and Memory Function Index (p=.043). The diabetic and non-diabetic groups that were matched for gender, age, and education showed similar differences in 7 out of 9 cognitive measures. The impairments of Full-scale IQ and Memory Function Index in the diabetic group were, respectively, 2.7 and 2.8 times greater than that in the diabetic group. CONCLUSION: These results showed that diabetes should be considered to a factor of cognitive impairment in older adults.
