2024, Vol. 11, Issue 3, Part E

Aim: The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of cognitive impairment among elderly population.

Methods: This was a survey study. For this study 100 subjects were selected from in and around Mandi Gobindgarh. The data was collected with the help of demographic data, Mini Mental State Examination and analysed with the help of suitable tools.

Results: 100 subjects were taken as sample and among male and female participants screened for cognitive impairments 74.98% were females and 63.88% were males. Out of those 36.11% (males) and 25% (females) were having normal cognition, 38.88% (males) and 29.68% (females) were having mild cognitive impairment, 25% (males) and 34.37%(females) were having moderate cognitive impairment, 0% (males) and 10.93% (females) were having severe cognitive impairment.

Conclusion: The above study concludes that the prevalence of cognitive impairment among elderly participants was found out to be mild to moderately affected. Females were more affected than males in terms of cognitive decline.