{"title":"Cognitive Impairment and Related Factors Among Non-Diabetic Patients Over 60 Years in a Tertiary Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria","authors":"Ogbonna, Adaobi Nneamaka","doi":"10.19080/oajggm.2022.06.555700","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Globally, there is an increase in the elderly population, and cognitive impairment, a common geriatric syndrome is expected to increase. This study sought to determine the prevalence and identify factors associated with cognitive impairment among non-diabetic elderly patients receiving care in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Lagos.","PeriodicalId":155126,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine","volume":"99 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Open Access Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.19080/oajggm.2022.06.555700","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Globally, there is an increase in the elderly population, and cognitive impairment, a common geriatric syndrome is expected to increase. This study sought to determine the prevalence and identify factors associated with cognitive impairment among non-diabetic elderly patients receiving care in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Lagos.