Cognitive function status among 193 elders in the Xinzhongjie Community Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2015.25.013
- VernacularTitle:北京市新中街社区193名老年人认知功能状况的调查
- Author:
Wenjing WU
1
;
Yu LIU
;
Rongli PENG
;
Yun XIA
Author Information
1. 100027 北京市东城区社区卫生服务管理中心新中街社区卫生服务站
- Keywords:
Community;
Elders;
Cognitive Function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;(25):3026-3028,3029
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To probe into the cognitive function among elders in Xinzhongjie community and provide the evidence for corresponding nursing interventions. Methods Convenient sampling was used to recruit 193 elders who were equal to or older than 60 for the investigation by Montreal cognitive assessment ( MoCA) . Results There were 37 elders (19. 17%) who were abnormal on cognitive function. Cognitive function was related to age, educational level, and whether had brain disease. Elders, who were in older, with lower educational level, and had brain disease, were more frequently to have abnormal cognitive function (χ2 =9. 54, 20. 58,21. 92;P<0. 01). By Logistic regression analysis, older age and brain disease were risk factors for cognitive function declines, while high educational level was a protective factor for the cognitive function. Conclusions Community nurses should pay increasing attention on the changes of cognitive function among elders who are in older age, with lower educational level, and have brain disease. Non-pharmacological nursing intervention can be provided to elders according to their specific cognitive function decline.
