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Effects of Dementia Risk Factors on the Cognitive Function Ability decline of the Elderly Living Alone

독거노인의 치매 위험인자 보유상태가 인지기능 저하에 미치는 영향

  • Ham, Min-Joo (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, The Graduate School of Konyang University) ;
  • Cha, Tae-Hyun (Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Konyang University)
  • 함민주 (건양대학교 일반대학원 작업치료학과) ;
  • 차태현 (건양대학교 의과학대학 작업치료학과)
  • Received : 2018.05.31
  • Accepted : 2018.08.20
  • Published : 2018.08.28
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Abstract

This study is a descriptive study to investigate the factors influencing the level of cognitive function among elderly living alone according to the presence of dementia risk factors. We conducted a simple questionnaire, GDS-K and MMSE-DS tests to investigate the risk of dementia among 143 elderly people living alone in the community. The results showed that the major factors influencing the cognitive function of the elderly people living alone were education, age, depression status, smoking, leisure activities, and gender. In order to develop strategies for the prevention of dementia in the elderly people living alone, it is necessary to change lifestyle and provide various management methods to identify risk factors that negatively affect cognitive function and to help cognitive health.

본 연구는 독거노인의 치매 위험인자 보유상태가 인지기능 저하에 미치는 영향요인임을 알아보기 위한 서술적 조사 연구이다. 지역사회에 거주하는 독거노인 143명을 대상으로 치매 위험인자를 파악하기 위한 간이 설문지, 노인우울척도, 치매선별용 간이정신상태 검사를 실시하였다. 연구결과, 독거노인의 인지기능에 영향을 미치는 주요 요인은 무학과 초졸 이하의 학력, 연령, 우울상태, 흡연, 여가활동, 성별 순으로 나타났다. 향후 독거노인을 대상으로 치매예방 전략을 마련하기 위해서는 인지기능에 부정적인 영향을 주는 요인을 파악하여 인지건강에 도움을 줄 수 있는 생활습관의 변화와 다각적인 관리방안을 모색해야할 필요성이 있다.

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