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Depression and Cognitive Impairment in Institutionalized Older Adults

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dc.contributor.authorCamacho Conde, José Antonio
dc.contributor.authorGalán López, José Manuel
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-20T11:14:56Z
dc.date.available2024-05-20T11:14:56Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractBackground: In the last three decades, the relationship between depression and cognition in geriatric patients has been a popular topic among researchers and clinicians. Clinical and epidemiological research has focused on the identification of risk factors that could be modified in pre-dementia syndromes, at a preclinical and early clinical stage of dementia disorders, with specific attention to the role of depression. The objective of this work was to determine the relationship between depressive disorder and cognitive deterioration in institutionalized older adults. Methods: In this descriptive, correlational study, data were gathered from two nursing homes in the province of Jaen (Spain), from a random sample of 140 older adults (70 nondependent and 70 dependent). The variables were measured using comprehensive geriatric assessment, the Cambridge Cognitive Test (CAMCOG), and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results: Depression was correlated with cognitive level in the nondependent older adult sample (r = –0.471, p = 0.004). Age was inversely associated with the score obtained in the CAMCOG of the nondependent older adult sample (r = –0.352, p = 0.038). The functional capacity in several activities of daily living was correlated with the score obtained in the CAMCOG in each of the two groups. Depression was more prevalent in the dependent than in the nondependent older adults (82.85 vs. 57.14%). No association was observed between institutionalization time and the score obtained on the cognitive and affective scales (GDS and CAMCOG) in both groups (GDS-nondependent, r = –0.209, p = 0.234; CAMCOG-nondependent, r = 0.007, p = 0.967; GDS-dependent, r = 0.251, p = 0.152; CAMCOG-dependent, r = –0.021, p = 0.907). Conclusion: Depressive symptomatology is associated with cognitive deterioration. Depression is prevalent in institutions that care for older, more dependent adults.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000508626
dc.identifier.issn1420-8008; eISSN: 1421-9824
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/11192
dc.journal.titleDementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders
dc.journal.volume49
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKarger Publishers
dc.relation.centerCeuta
dc.relation.departmentNo procede
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.keywordsCognitive decline
dc.subject.keywordsCross-sectional study
dc.subject.keywordsDepression
dc.subject.keywordsPrevalence
dc.subject.keywordsPsychosocial factors
dc.titleDepression and Cognitive Impairment in Institutionalized Older Adultses
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