Title of article
The Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease; its Risk and Protective Factors Among the Elderly Population in Iran
Author/Authors
Gholamzadeh, Sakineh Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Heshmati, Banafsheh Nursing and Midwifery School - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Mani, Arash Research Center for Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Petramfar, Peyman Department of Neurosurgery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz , Baghery, Zahra Department of Biostatistics - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz
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9
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9
Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of the Alzheimer disease, and its risk and protective factors in the elderly people referred to health centers in Shiraz, Iran.
Methods: The current descriptive, analytical study was conducted on 2000 elderly by the randomly selection method. Mini-mental state exam (MMSE) and geriatric depression scales (GDS) were applied to gather the data. Afterwards, the cases with cognitive deficit went through the psychological and neurological examinations. All statistical computations were conducted by SPSS software, version 22.
Results: Of the total number of studied people, 7.85% were identified with cognitive impairment. However, the prevalence of Alzheimer disease was 2.3%. The results indicated that listening to music daily, weekly visits by friends, and the daily consumption of vitamin E were the protective factors, while depression was one of the risk factors in developing the Alzheimer disease.
Conclusions: The findings suggested a unique opportunity for early diagnosis and preventive interventions.
Keywords
Alzheimer Disease , Cognitive Deficit , Aging , Risk Factors , Protective Factors
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2017
Record number
2490599
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