Comparison of Cognitive Function in Hypertensive And Non-Hypertensive in Older Adults

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran

2 Faculty of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran

3 Faculty of Health, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran

10.22126/jap.2024.10136.1751

Abstract

Hypertensionand cognitive disorders are common problems in the older adults, and their prevalence is increasing with the aging of the population. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating cognitive function in older adults with high blood pressure and older adults without blood pressure. This study was of causal-comparative type. The statistical population included all older adult's patients with hypertension referred to Farshchian Heart Hospital in Hamedan. In the present study, sampling was not done and eligible patients were examined by census method and all eligible patients in 2021 who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study and for each patient a control person who did not have high blood pressure was selected (200 people in experimental group and 200 people in the control group). To evaluate the cognitive function, a brief mental status examination questionnaire was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24 software. The results showed that the cognitive impairment in older adult's patients with high blood pressure was significantly higher than the elderly without high blood pressure. Also, cognitive impairment was significantly higher in women and patients living in rural areas, in divorced and widowed patients, and in patients with high blood pressure with a history of diabetes and stroke. This shows the effects of high blood pressure on brain function. According to the results obtained from the research, it is necessary to design and implement treatment protocols for the older adults with high blood pressure for their cognitive rehabilitation.

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  • Receive Date: 23 April 2024
  • Revise Date: 15 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 04 June 2024

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