ArticleEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2016
Cognitive function is maintained in noninstitutionalized elderly Japanese requiring care with high levels of health-related quality of life.
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- Central Sensitization-Related Symptoms and Influencing Factors on Health-Related Quality of Life among Frail Older Adults in Senior Day Care Centers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Cognitive impairment and health-related quality of life amongst older Australians: evidence from a longitudinal investigation.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Impact of day care services on physical and cognitive functions in old people with dementia in a medical center in central Taiwan.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2021Article
- The Utility of Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life to Predict Cognitive Decline and Dementia.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been reported to be associated with cognitive function; however, whether or not this relationship involves causality is uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether HRQOL levels are associated with subsequent changes in cognitive function in elderly people requiring care.
methodsParticipants were 74 community-dwelling elderly people utilizing the long-term care service (69 % women) who underwent physical and psychological examinations at baseline and follow-up. The outcome was 2-year changes in Mini-Mental State Examination (∆MMSE) score. The potential predictor was HRQOL level assessed by the EuroQol 5 dimension (EQ-5D) score (utility value) at baseline; other variables were body mass index (BMI), Barthel index, grip strength, Geriatric Depression Scale, serum albumin, and serum hemoglobin. Associations between EQ-5D and ∆MMSE scores were assessed using correlation analysis, regression analysis, and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).
resultsMean age, BMI, and Barthel index at baseline were 81.6 years [standard deviation (SD) 8.2], 21.1 kg/m
conclusionsHRQOL as assessed by EQ-5D is associated with longitudinal cognitive decline in frail elderly people, and cognitive function may be maintained in individuals with high HRQOL levels.
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