Citation

Hsiao HT, Li SY, Yang YP, Lin LL, Lin SI, Wang JJ. Community Ment. Health J. 2016; 52(4): 493-498.

Affiliation

Institute of Allied Health Science, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, Ta-Hsueh Rd., Tainan City, 70101, Taiwan, ROC. ns127@mail.ncku.edu.tw.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-016-9993-6

PMID

26993652

Abstract

The aims of this study were to examine the relationships between overall cognitive function and the quality of life (QOL) domains, and to compare the differences in these by age, gender, and educational level in community-dwelling seniors in Taiwan. A cross-sectional study was conducted, with the participants screened and recruited from Southern Tainan. The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination was used to screen the cognitive status of the participants. A total of 144 seniors participated in this study were assessed using the Taiwanese version of WHOQOL-BREF. The results showed that the participants performed better in the cognitive domains of "figure identification" and "orientation" while they performed poor in "delayed recall" and "immediate paragraph recall". No significant relationship between cognitive function and overall QOL, but a positive relationship between cognitive function and the physical health domain of QOL was found. The findings of this study provide valuable information for community healthcare providers.

Language: en