TY - JOUR JF - ijpcp JO - IJPCP VL - 19 IS - 4 PY - 2014 Y1 - 2014/2/01 TI - Prevalence of Cognitive Disorders in Elderly People of Amirkola (2011-2012) TT - شیوع اختلالات شناختی در سالمندان شهر امیرکلا (91-1390) N2 - Objectives: The aim of the current research was to determine the prevalence of cognitive disorders among elderly people of Amirkola during 2012-2013. Method: This study is a part of a comprehensive cohort project named as Amirkola Health and Ageing Project (AHAP) to investigate health status of 1600 elderly people (≥60 years old) in Amikola, in northern part of I.R. Iran. All elderly people in Amirkola were invited to participate in this study, at Social Determinats of Health (SDH) Research Centre, Babol University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). MMSE were used to screen cognitive impairments. Results: Prevalence of cognitive impairments was %18.3. The prevalence of cognitive impairments were higher in older aged (p SP - 247 EP - 254 AU - Kheirkhah, Farzan AU - Hosseini, Seyed Reza AU - Fallah, Roghayyeh AU - Bijani, Ali AD - Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Centre, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran, IR. KW - cognitive disorder KW - elderly KW - Iran UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2094-en.html ER -