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KMID : 0379719920060020021
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
1992 Volume.6 No. 2 p.21 ~ p.49
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A Study on Degree of Cognitive Impairment and Health Status of the Aged in Seoul Area
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Tak Sung-Hee
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Abstract
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This study was carried out to assess the degree of cognitive impairment and health status for the aged people in seoul area. The subjects were selected 117 aged at the nursing home and 101 residents from the community. To assess the cognitive function, Mini-Mental Status Examination(MMSE-K) and the assessment tool of health status for the elderly which was developed by Lee(1989) used to check the health status.
The followings are the results of the Survey Study ;
1. The elderly who were assessed as a cognitive impairment status was 47.9% of the nursing home people and 42.6% of the ordinary community residency elderly.
2. Health status of the community residency elderly was much better condition than the status of the nursing home residency elderly.
3. There was a significant relationship between the degree of cognitive impairment and the physical health status.
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