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KMID : 1021220160070010972
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국제물리치료학회지
2016 Volume.7 No. 1 p.972 ~ p.978
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Correlations among the Continence Function, Cognitive Function and Activities of Daily Living in Elderly Male Patients with Dementia in a Geriatric Hospital
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Kim Hong-Rae
Shin Hee-Joon
Wang Joong-San
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to identify correlations among the continence function, cognitive function, and activities of daily living(ADL) in elderly male patients with dementia in geriatric hospitals. The subjects were 64 patients aged 65 or above who were diagnosed with dementia among the hospitalized male patients in a geriatric hospital. For the subjects' cognitive function, a questionnaire developed for the Korean Mini Mental Status Examination(K-MMSE) was used. For the continence function and ADL, data were collected using a patient evaluation table. As a result, a lower level of cognitive function resulted in corresponding higher levels of dependence in all items of ADL except bathing(p<.05), and a lower level of cognitive function led to corresponding declines in the continence function(bowel control, bladder control)(p<.01). In addition, a higher level of dependence in ADL resulted in corresponding higher levels of difficulty in bowel and bladder control(p<.01). This study showed correlations among the cognitive function, ADL, and continence function of elderly men with dementia. The results of this study may be used as basic data for the management and treatment of hospitalized elderly male patients with dementia in geriatric hospitals.
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KEYWORD
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Continence Function, Cognitive Function, ADL, Dementia
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