Title: PATH ANALYSIS ON THE INFLUENCING FACTORS OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION AMONG ELDER PEOPLE IN URBAN COMMUNITY OF GUIYANG
Abstract: [Objective] To expose the effect factors of cognitive function among elder people and to provide clue to pre-vent elder people cognitive impairment.[Methods] By sampling investigation,elder people were investigated in Guiyang city urban areas.By path analysis,we explored the influencing factors of cognitive function among elder people and quantity of their.[Results] The influencing factors of cognitive function among elder people were as follows in an decreasing order:educational attainment,age,ADL,social support,gender,exercise,dementia history in family,and marriage status.[Conclusion] It is necessary to strengthen the monitoring of cognitive impairment of elder people,especially the high risk people.Meanwhile,we should keeping elder people's body and social function,which could delay the decreasing of their cognitive function.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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