Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by significant decline in cognitive functioning in the absence of dementia. The main symptoms of having MCI are that it affects one’s memory and may result changes in a person’s daily functioning. The aim of this study was to screen for th...

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Main Author:	Abd. Wahid, Nur Haidzat
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	BF636 Applied psychology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/2/IPRC_Track4_Haidzat.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/3/04NOV2012_IPRC_presentation.pdf

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spelling	iium-281102013-03-18T08:44:50Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/ Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home Abd. Wahid, Nur Haidzat BF636 Applied psychology Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by significant decline in cognitive functioning in the absence of dementia. The main symptoms of having MCI are that it affects one’s memory and may result changes in a person’s daily functioning. The aim of this study was to screen for the presence of MCI and depressive symptoms of the elderly at Yayasan Al-Jenderami old folks’ home along with describing the demographic data, screening and neurocognitive assessment results. 33 female elderly were chosen as respondents with age ranging between 56 and 76. There were three illiterate elderly and therefore, they voluntarily withdrew due to difficulty in comprehending the test instructions. The sample was chosen through purposive sampling. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, screening tests administered were Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Clock Drawing Test (CDT) whereas the neuropsychological tests were Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT). Also, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used to identify the presence of depressive symptoms. The results of the overall tests as discovered by the neurocognitive profile and interview, showed that 90% of the elderly respondents were found to fall in the category of having signs of MCI. Initially, 18 elderly were reported to have presence of MCI but nine more were categorized as having MCI after further assessment using the neuropsychological tests, RAVLT and CTMT. Thus, future studies may include a more complex set of tests to gain a more insightful look into the development and prevalence of MCI. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/2/IPRC_Track4_Haidzat.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/3/04NOV2012_IPRC_presentation.pdf Abd. Wahid, Nur Haidzat (2012) Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home. In: 9th International Postgraduate Research Colloquium (IPRC), 4th October 2012, Department of Psychology, Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM. (Unpublished)
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description	Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition characterized by significant decline in cognitive functioning in the absence of dementia. The main symptoms of having MCI are that it affects one’s memory and may result changes in a person’s daily functioning. The aim of this study was to screen for the presence of MCI and depressive symptoms of the elderly at Yayasan Al-Jenderami old folks’ home along with describing the demographic data, screening and neurocognitive assessment results. 33 female elderly were chosen as respondents with age ranging between 56 and 76. There were three illiterate elderly and therefore, they voluntarily withdrew due to difficulty in comprehending the test instructions. The sample was chosen through purposive sampling. In order to achieve the objectives of this study, screening tests administered were Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Clock Drawing Test (CDT) whereas the neuropsychological tests were Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) and Comprehensive Trail Making Test (CTMT). Also, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used to identify the presence of depressive symptoms. The results of the overall tests as discovered by the neurocognitive profile and interview, showed that 90% of the elderly respondents were found to fall in the category of having signs of MCI. Initially, 18 elderly were reported to have presence of MCI but nine more were categorized as having MCI after further assessment using the neuropsychological tests, RAVLT and CTMT. Thus, future studies may include a more complex set of tests to gain a more insightful look into the development and prevalence of MCI.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abd. Wahid, Nur Haidzat
author_facet	Abd. Wahid, Nur Haidzat
author_sort	Abd. Wahid, Nur Haidzat
title	Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home
title_short	Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home
title_full	Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home
title_fullStr	Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home
title_full_unstemmed	Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home
title_sort	preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/2/IPRC_Track4_Haidzat.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/28110/3/04NOV2012_IPRC_presentation.pdf
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Preliminary screen for mild cognitive impairment among elderly at old folks home

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