Correlation Between Hypertension and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly in Jatinom, Klaten
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- Hypertension; cognitive impairment; elderly
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Background: The elderly is prone to health problems such as geriatric syndrome, including cognitive impairment. One of the causes of cognitive impairment is vascular disorders such as hypertension. Although hypertension is not a contagious disease, the percentage of incidence in Central Java Province is quite high. Lifestyle is one of the factors that influence the occurrence of hypertension and should be noted that not all hypertensive conditions have symptoms or complaints. Aim: To determine the correlation of hypertension with cognitive impairment in the elderly in Jatinom, Klaten. Methods: Observational analytic with cross sectional design. The study required 35 subjects over 60 years who had hypertension. The study was conducted by home visit by measuring blood pressure and submitting questions and orders according to the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results: Analysis using the Mann Whitney test obtained p value = 0,000 (p < 0.05) for hypertension and the level of education with MMSE score. Hypertension and the level of education can affect cognitive impairment in the elderly (elderly 60–74 years old and old age 75–90 years old). Cognitive impairment was not correlated with age, sex, occupation, family history, diabetes mellitus, stroke, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and body mass index Conclusion: There was a significant correlation between hypertension and the level of education with cognitive impairment..
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TY - CONF AU - Fery Luvita Sari AU - Agus Taufiqurrohman AU - Hasna Dian Farida PY - 2022 DA - 2022/12/19 TI - Correlation Between Hypertension and Cognitive Impairment in Elderly in Jatinom, Klaten BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cardiovascular Diseases (ICCvD 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 406 EP - 418 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_48 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-048-0_48 ID - Sari2022 ER -