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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2019.20.6.531

Relationship Between Social Support and Cognitive Impairment of the Elderlies in Care Facilities  

Kim, Tae-Baek (Department of Social Welfare Graduate School of Sangji University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.20, no.6, 2019 , pp. 531-540 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between social support(MOS-SSS) and cognitive impairment(MMSE-K) to the elderly in long-term care facilities. The study subjects were 372 aged 65 and older who were admitted to care facilities located in D metropolitan city. Data were collected through a personal interview conducted by interviewers who visited each care facility in October 2018. As a result, the levels of cognitive impairment(MMSE-K) was significantly higher in the group with lower social support(MOS-SSS) scores. In correlation to the cognitive impairment and social support, the cognitive impairment score showed a significant positive correlation between the social support score (r=0.250, p<0.001). Therefore, the lower the social support level, the higher the level of cognitive impairment. In result of the logistic regression, the risk ratio of critical cognitive impairment increased significantly from 2.8 times (ORs=2.75, 95% CI=1.40 to 5.79) in the low group(Q1) than in the very high group(Q4) of social support scores. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis shows that the lower the social support, the higher the cognitive impairment. As such research suggests that the cognitive impairment of the elderly in care facilities increases with lower social support, it is necessary to seek concrete measures to improve social support as part of the measures to enhance the recognition capability of the elderly in care facilities.
Keywords
Elderly; Care Facility; Cognitive Impairment; MMSE-K; Social Support; MOS-SSS;
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