Rashid A K, Azizah A M, Rohana S
Penang Medical College, Department of Public Health Medicine, 4 Jalan Sepoy Lines, 10450 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2012 Apr;67(2):186-9.
Cognitive impairment is a common psychiatric problem among the elderly. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment among the elderly Malays living in a rural community in north Malaysia. A cross sectional study was conducted among the elderly population of 22 villages in north Malaysia. Elderly cognitive assessment questionnaire was used to determine the cognition status. Analysis was done using SPSS version 13. The prevalence of cognitive impairment among the older adults in these villages was 11% (n=46). There was an increasing prevalence of cognitive impairment with increasing age (p < 0.05). Being unmarried (OR 2.31), unemployed (OR 2.74) and living alone (OR 2.32) were significantly associated with the risk of being cognitively impairment. Being unemployed (OR 2.29) was a significant predictor variable for cognitive impairment. Similar to other studies conducted in Malaysia the prevalence of cognitive impairment was high.
认知障碍是老年人中常见的精神问题。该研究的目的是确定居住在马来西亚北部农村社区的老年马来人中认知障碍的患病率。对马来西亚北部22个村庄的老年人群进行了一项横断面研究。使用老年认知评估问卷来确定认知状态。使用SPSS 13版进行分析。这些村庄中老年人认知障碍的患病率为11%（n = 46）。随着年龄增长，认知障碍的患病率呈上升趋势（p < 0.05）。未婚（比值比2.31）、失业（比值比2.74）和独居（比值比2.32）与认知障碍风险显著相关。失业（比值比2.29）是认知障碍的一个显著预测变量。与在马来西亚进行的其他研究相似，认知障碍的患病率很高。
