The Effect of Subjective Physical and Mental Health on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
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: 32-36, 2013.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to describe subjective physical and mental health assessed by the single item self-rated physical health (SRPH), and self-rated mental health (SRMH) had influence on the cognitive decline in community-dwelling elderly.METHODS:
This study was based on the Suwon Project, a cohort comprising of non-random convenience samples of ethnic Koreans aged 60 years and above. 1,356 individuals were assessed at 2 time points 2 years apart for questionnaire which included demographic characteristics, medical history, Korean Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), Korean version of Geriatric Depression Scale (SGDS-K), SRPH, and SRMH. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess K-MMSE score change from the SRPH, and SRMH.RESULTS:
At baseline, both SRPH (beta=0.18, p<0.01) and SRMH (beta=0.19, p<0.01) score positively associated with the K-MMSE score. At follow-up, subjects with baseline lower SRMH score had significantly greater decline in K-MMSE score (beta=0.09, p=0.007). However, baseline SRPH score showed no effect to follow up K-MMSE score before and after adjusting age, sex, education, number of chronic disease, SGDS-K, and baseline K-MMSE score (p=0.89).CONCLUSION:
Brief and easily collected subjective mental health may predict the risk of cognitive decline, but subjective physical health may not.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Logistic Models
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Mental Health
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Chronic Disease
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Cohort Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Cognition
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Depression
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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