Assessment of the efficiency of cognitive function of people over 65

Tomaszewska Katarzyna, Majchrowicz Bożena, Kłos Alicja. Assessment of the efficiency of cognitive function of people over 65. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(5):185-198. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1246825 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5487 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/865161 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author(s) 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 01.05.2018. Revised: 12.05.2018. Accepted: 14.05.2018. Assessment of the efficiency of cognitive function of people over 65 Katarzyna Tomaszewska Bronisław Markiewicz State Higher School of Technology and Economics in Jarosław Bożena Majchrowicz University of Rzeszow Alicja Kłos Bronisław Markiewicz State Higher School of Technology and Economics in Jarosław Abstract Demographic estimates for Poland indicate that the average life expectancy of the population will increase further over the next decades. Weakness of memory is a physiological phenomenon affecting about 60% of people over 65, whereas the prevalence of dementia in the population is estimated at 10-11%. Identification of people at high risk of developing dementia is becoming a significant medical and social problem. Cognitive impairment is one of the first symptoms of dementia. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is a screening method that allows initial assessment of cognitive performance. Correct diagnosis of symptoms, determining the health needs of seniors in all dimensions sets its further paths and optimal medical treatment. Aim of the paper: The aim of this paper is to assess the efficiency of cognitive function of people over 65. Material and methods: The analysis included 135 questionnaires of the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and respondents’ particulars. Additionally, the functional efficiency of the subjects was assessed using the Barthel scale. The research was conducted among people over 65 in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship in 2017. For the purpose of this work, especially for verification of hypotheses, the following tests were used for questions on nominal scales: V Kramer (2x3, 4x5 tables etc.), Phi (2x2 tables). Tb-Kendall or Tc tests were used for questions on ordinal scales. The statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS program and all relationships were statistically significant when p