267 cases of elderly longevity in Bama areas of cognitive function and the correlation of daily living.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 9 267 cases of elderly longevity in Bama areas of cognitive function and the correlation of daily living Of: Wu Zhang Chunlin Zhang Guobing light industry Abstract Objective To understand the long-lived people in Bama areas of cognitive function and the relationship between activities of daily living. Methods cut surface survey, cluster sampling Bama County seal Township over the age of 80. Application of “Bama area of mental health questionnaire for the elderly live longer,” including demographic data, Mini-mental state examination (MMSE), activities of daily living scale (ADL). Results MMSE scores and ADL, the body of daily living scale (PSMS), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL) score, MMSE and ADL scores of each factor divided equally showed a significant negative correlation. By age, gender, educational level stratification factors, the majority of factors, MMSE scores and ADL scores were significantly negatively correlated. MMSE scores of factors were ADL, education, age, gender. Conclusion Bama areas of cognitive function and longevity of the elderly of daily living there is a close correlation between the increase of daily living help to maintain cognitive function, and vice versa. Keywords: long-lived people; Mini-mental state examination; daily living scale Cognitive function and is closely related to daily living 1,2. Both reflect the health status of elderly people and an important indicator of quality of life. Bama County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is a world famous longevity, long-lived people in the area of cognitive functioning, successful aging and more, the occurrence of dementia is very low, owing to the regular participation in social activities, exercise, less drinking, less smoking, etc. the way health behavior 3, but the longevity of the elderly is a good cognitive function and daily living related to the specific relationship between both of them? We will make the analysi