在紧急无家可归者庇护所进行痴呆和轻度认知障碍查
Heather M Ross1,2, Primrose Dzenga2, Martha Myers3
1Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
概括
经历无家可归的老年人患痴呆症和轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的患病率很高. 使用蒙特利尔认知评估 (MoCA) 进行例行查是可行的,可以确定退出无家可归者的需求.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 神经学 神经学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 老年人是无家可归人口中增长最快的部分.
- 在这个人口群体中,痴呆和轻度认知障碍 (MCI) 的患病率在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 评估无家可归的老年人中痴呆和MCI的流行情况.
- 评估在这个人群中进行常规认知查的可行性.
主要方法:
- 蒙特利尔认知评估 (MoCA) 查被整合到55岁及以上的无家可归成年人的标准评估中.
- 查发生在一个大型紧急无家可归庇护所的6周期间.
主要成果:
- 很高的比例的参与者被选为痴呆症或MCI (92.9%使用截止值26;72.3%使用截止值23).
- 根据性别或教育,没有发现MoCA得分的显著差异.
- 没有观察到年龄和MoCA得分之间的显著相关性.
结论:
- 经历无家可归的老年人表现出高概率的认知障碍,包括痴呆和MCI.
- 常规的MoCA查是一种可行的方法,可以在这个脆弱人群中确定认知需求.
- 认知查可以帮助将个人与服务联系起来,以促进脱离无家可归.
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