Pattern of cognitive impairment among community-dwelling elderly in Egypt and its relation to socioeconomic status
Amany A. Tawfik,
Sarah A. Hamza,
Nermien N. Adly
et al.
Abstract:Background
Cognitive decline is one of the aging health problems that strongly affects daily functioning and quality of life of older adults and threatens their independence. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and pattern of cognitive impairment (CI) among community-dwelling elderly in Egypt and the contribution of socioeconomic status to inequality in cognitive impairment.
Methods
A cross-sectional study involved 470 community-dwel… Show more
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