Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS 2020)

Factors Influencing Elderly People With Cognitive Impairment

Authors
Rosli Hanjani, Noor Rochmah Ida AyuTrisno Putri, Dwi Novitasari
Corresponding Author
Rosli Hanjani
Available Online 27 January 2021.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.022How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Cognitive Impairment, elderly people
Abstract

Elderly people with Cognitive impairment have various possible impacts on their psychological, social life, and physical activities. The purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing the elderly people with cognitive impairment. This descriptive study used a cross-sectional approach conducted at the Village Integrated Service Unit of Community Health Center Gandrungmangu II (known as UPTD Puskesmas Gandrungmangu II) by involving108 respondents. Two questionnaires consisting of questionnaire A and B were distributed. Questionnaire A was related to the respondent’s demographic characteristics, such as age, gender, education level, diabetes mellitus (DM) history, and hypertension history. Meanwhile, questionnaire B which was related to the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) assessed the respondents’ cognitive functions. Univariate and Chi Square analysis were employed to analyze the data. There was a significant relationship between age (p-value = 0.003), gender (p-value = 0.002), education level (p-value = 0.00), diabetes mellitus (DM) history (p-value = 0.002), and hypertension history (p-value = 0.05). Nursing care was given to the elderly people with cognitive impairment by considering various factors. A comprehensive assessment was then conducted to reveal those known influencing the elderly people with the decreasing cognitive functions

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Health and Medical Sciences (AHMS 2020)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
27 January 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-322-6
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.210127.022How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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