Cognitive Function and Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Seniors with Mild Cognitive Impairment in Taiwan

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• 作者：Hua-Tsen Hsiao ; Shu-Ying Li ; Ya-Ping Yang ; Linda L. Lin…
• 刊名：Community Mental Health Journal
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：52
• 期：4
• 页码：493-498
• 全文大小：370 KB
• 刊物类别：Behavioral Science
• 刊物主题：Psychology
  Psychology
  Psychiatry
  Health Psychology
  Personality and Social Psychology
  Community and Environmental Psychology
  Public Health
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-2789
• 卷排序：52

文摘

The aims of this study were to examine the relationships between overall cognitive function and the quality of life (QOL) domains, and to compare the differences in these by age, gender, and educational level in community-dwelling seniors in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study was conducted, with the participants screened and recruited from Southern Tainan. The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination was used to screen the cognitive status of the participants. A total of 144 seniors participated in this study were assessed using the Taiwanese version of WHOQOL-BREF. The results showed that the participants performed better in the cognitive domains of “figure identification” and “orientation” while they performed poor in “delayed recall” and “immediate paragraph recall”. No significant relationship between cognitive function and overall QOL, but a positive relationship between cognitive function and the physical health domain of QOL was found. The findings of this study provide valuable information for community healthcare providers.KeywordsMild cognitive impairmentCognitive functionQuality of lifeCommunity