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Published on: January 11, 2020
Cognitive impairment among the elderly Malays living in rural Malaysia
A K Rashid1, A M Azizah, S Rohana
1Penang Medical College, Department of Public Health Medicine, 4 Jalan Sepoy Lines, 10450 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. drrashid10@gmail.com
Abstract:
Cognitive impairment is a common psychiatric problem among the elderly. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment among the elderly Malays living in a rural community in north Malaysia. A cross sectional study was conducted among the elderly population of 22 villages in north Malaysia. Elderly cognitive assessment questionnaire was used to determine the cognition status. Analysis was done using SPSS version 13. The prevalence of cognitive impairment among the older adults in these villages was 11% (n=46). There was an increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment with increasing age (p < 0.05). Being unmarried (OR 2.31), unemployed (OR 2.74) and living alone (OR 2.32) were significantly associated with the risk of being cognitively impairment. Being unemployed (OR 2.29) was a significant predictor variable for cognitive impairment. Similar to other studies conducted in Malaysia the prevalence of cognitive impairment was high.
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