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KMID : 0869220130170010031
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Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
2013 Volume.17 No. 1 p.31 ~ p.35
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The Effect of Subjective Physical and Mental Health on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
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Kwon Yun-Young
Son Sang-Joon
Lee Yun-Hwan
Back Jong-Hwan
Noh Jai-Sung
Koh Sang-Hyun
Kim Hyun-Chung
Kim Jin-Ju
Park Mi-Ae
Hong Chang-Hyung
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Abstract
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Objectives： The aim of this study was to describe subjective physical and mental health assessed by the single item self-rated physical health (SRPH), and self-rated mental health (SRMH) had influence on the cognitive decline in community-dwelling elderly.
Methods： This study was based on the Suwon Project, a cohort comprising of non-random convenience samples of ethnic Koreans aged 60 years and above. 1,356 individuals were assessed at 2 time points 2 years apart for questionnaire which included demographic characteristics, medical history, Korean Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), Korean version of Geriatric Depression Scale (SGDS-K), SRPH, and SRMH. Multiple logistic regression was used to assess K-MMSE score change from the SRPH, and SRMH.
Results：At baseline, both SRPH (β=0.18, p＜0.01) and SRMH (β=0.19, p＜0.01) score positively associated with the K-MMSE score. At follow-up, subjects with baseline lower SRMH score had significantly greater decline in K-MMSE score (β=0.09, p=0.007). However, baseline SRPH score showed no effect to follow up K-MMSE score before and after adjusting age, sex, education, number of chronic disease, SGDS-K, and baseline K-MMSE score (p=0.89).
Conclusion：Brief and easily collected subjective mental health may predict the risk of cognitive decline, but subjective physical health may not.
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KEYWORD
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Subjective mental health, Subjective physical health, Cognition, Elderly
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