TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex-Influenced Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
AU - Pien, Li Chung
AU - Tsai, Hsiu Ting
AU - Cheng, Wan Ju
AU - Rias, Yohanes Andy
AU - Chou, Kuei Ru
AU - Chen, Su Ru
N1 - Funding Information:
Li-Chung Pien and Hsiu-Ting Tsai contributed equally to this work.
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PY - 2022/6/1
Y1 - 2022/6/1
N2 - The current study aimed to explore sex-influenced risk factors for cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. This cross-sectional study was a secondary analysis using a population-based design. We accessed and analyzed data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging survey of 2011. Participants were older adults aged ≥55 years living in non-indigenous townships. A total of 3,392 community-dwelling older adults were included. Results showed that the prevalence of cognitive impairment in females and males was 15.3% and 5.7%, respectively. Having a low educational level and being single (i.e., single, widowed, or divorced) were risk factors for cognitive impairment in both sexes. Males who had more than two chronic diseases had a higher risk of cognitive impairment. Self-reported hearing loss and depression increased risk of cognitive impairment in older females. Older age, lower educational level, and single marital status were associated with cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. The effects of self-reported hearing loss, depression, and chronic disease on cognitive impairment were influenced by sex. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(6), 19-25.].
AB - The current study aimed to explore sex-influenced risk factors for cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. This cross-sectional study was a secondary analysis using a population-based design. We accessed and analyzed data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging survey of 2011. Participants were older adults aged ≥55 years living in non-indigenous townships. A total of 3,392 community-dwelling older adults were included. Results showed that the prevalence of cognitive impairment in females and males was 15.3% and 5.7%, respectively. Having a low educational level and being single (i.e., single, widowed, or divorced) were risk factors for cognitive impairment in both sexes. Males who had more than two chronic diseases had a higher risk of cognitive impairment. Self-reported hearing loss and depression increased risk of cognitive impairment in older females. Older age, lower educational level, and single marital status were associated with cognitive impairment among community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan. The effects of self-reported hearing loss, depression, and chronic disease on cognitive impairment were influenced by sex. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 48(6), 19-25.].
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U2 - 10.3928/00989134-20220505-02
DO - 10.3928/00989134-20220505-02
M3 - Article
C2 - 35648583
AN - SCOPUS:85131221551
SN - 0098-9134
VL - 48
SP - 19
EP - 25
JO - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
JF - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
IS - 6
ER -