ĐẶC ĐIỂM NHẬN THỨC CỦA NGƯỜI CAO TUỔI TẠI BỆNH VIỆN LÃO KHOA TRUNG ƯƠNG

Abstract

Purposes: Analyze cognitive characteristics of elderly people coming for examination and treatment at the National Geriatric Hospital. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive method on 473 patients aged 50 years and over who were examined and treated at the National Geriatric Hospital from September 5 to September 30, 2023. All patients were asked about their illness and had a mini-mental state evaluation (MMSE) test. Results: Among 473 elderly people screened, the rate of dementia was 29.2%, of which the rate of mild dementia was 12.3%, moderate dementia was 14,4% and severe dementia was 2,5%. Among the cognitive fields, 85.8% of patients have word recall disorders, 48.8% have time orientation disorders, 45.7% have attention disorders and 35.3% had a decline in the ability to redraw shapes. There is a relationship between age and education level with the incidence of dementia. Conclusions: Elderly people who come for examination and inpatient treatment at the Central Geriatric Hospital have a quite high rate of cognitive decline. The main cognitive functions that are impaired are memory, orientation and attention.