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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2018.9.8.265

Effects of Dementia Risk Factors on the Cognitive Function Ability decline of the Elderly Living Alone  

Ham, Min-Joo (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, The Graduate School of Konyang University)
Cha, Tae-Hyun (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Konyang University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.9, no.8, 2018 , pp. 265-272 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is a descriptive study to investigate the factors influencing the level of cognitive function among elderly living alone according to the presence of dementia risk factors. We conducted a simple questionnaire, GDS-K and MMSE-DS tests to investigate the risk of dementia among 143 elderly people living alone in the community. The results showed that the major factors influencing the cognitive function of the elderly people living alone were education, age, depression status, smoking, leisure activities, and gender. In order to develop strategies for the prevention of dementia in the elderly people living alone, it is necessary to change lifestyle and provide various management methods to identify risk factors that negatively affect cognitive function and to help cognitive health.
Keywords
Cognitive function; Dementia; Depression; Elderly living alone; High-risk factor;
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