Influence of Chronic Disease on Cognitive Functions of Patients

Background: It is known that cognitive functions can be disrupted with advancing age but the studies that are conducted reveal that various pathological processes such as chronic diseases. Objective: To examine the influence of chronic disease on cognitive functions of patients. Methodology: The cro...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2020-01, Vol.13 (1), p.315-321
Main Authors: Barutcu, Canan Demir, Gokce, Serap
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Chronic illnesses
Cognitive ability
Disease
Memory
Multiple sclerosis
Statistical analysis
Studies
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Summary:Background: It is known that cognitive functions can be disrupted with advancing age but the studies that are conducted reveal that various pathological processes such as chronic diseases. Objective: To examine the influence of chronic disease on cognitive functions of patients. Methodology: The cross-sectional design was used. The research was carried out in the polyclinic of university hospital with 243 patients. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with the scale of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (M°CA). Results: As per the research outcomes, M°CA scale score average was determined as 23.93 ± 2.97. As per the statistical analysis being made, statistically meaningful difference was found between cognitive levels of participants as per their situations relating with age, education status, children status, chronic diseases, and continuous usage of medicines It has been found that cognitive functions of individuals with chronic disease are worse. Conclusion: It is recommended that cognitive function assessments should be made in different chronic diseases due to the impairment of cognitive function of chronic diseases.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X