Investigation of relationship between functional level, cognitive status, emotional status, and quality of life in elderly people living at their own home and in Batsumber
- VernacularTitle:Монгол дахь асрамжийн газар болон гэртээ амьдарч буй настангуудын амьдралын чанар, сэтгэл гутралын байдал, өдөр тутмын үйл ажиллагааны хоорондох хамаарлыг судлах нь
- Author:
Munkhkhand J
1
;
Jargalsaikhan T
;
Sugjlkham D
;
Gerelmaa A
;
Delgermaa S
Author Information
1. Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
elderly;
cognition;
activities of daily living;
quality of life;
- From:Mongolian Medical Sciences
2015;172(2):78-81
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
PurposeThe aim of our study is to investigate the relationship between cognitive status, depression level,functional status and quality of life in elderly people living at home and in Batsumber.Methods158 voluntary elderly subjects, older than 60 ages were included in the study. The data was obtained byface to face interviews. The questionnaire covered socio-demographic characteristics, administrationof the standardized Mini mental test (SMMT), Geriatric Depression scale (GDS), Lawton instrumentalactivities of daily living (IADL) scale and World health organization Quality of life instrument-olderadults module (WHOQOL-OLD). Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22 software.ResultsThe living at their own home subjects (77.4%) had a high cognitive level and the living in nursing homesubjects (88.2%) low cognitive level. In both groups appeared in high levels of depression. Therewas a positive correlation between IADL, cognitive status and quality of life (p<0.05) and a negativecorrelation between cognitive status, quality of life and depression status.Conclusion: Our results suggest that elderly are more susceptible to the risk of developing psychiatricproblems especially depression. And this study indicated importance of the relationship betweenfunctional level, cognitive status, depression level and quality of life of elderly people living at homeand in Batsumber.
