Prevalence of cognitive impairment using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment questionnaire among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study at two tertiary centres in Malaysia.
A KanapathyN R Nik JaafarSyahrul Sazliyana ShaharirL F ChanM RozitaS S Ch'ngPublished in: Lupus (2019)
Over one-third of patients with SLE in our cohort were found to have MCI. Risk factors included male gender, lower educational level, higher pain score and presence of anticardiolipin IgM. Physicians are encouraged to perform routine screening to detect cognitive dysfunction in patients with SLE in their clinical practice as part of a more comprehensive management.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- clinical practice
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- cognitive impairment
- mild cognitive impairment
- disease activity
- chronic pain
- primary care
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- cross sectional
- mental health
- rheumatoid arthritis
- psychometric properties
- physical activity
- spinal cord injury
- spinal cord
- clinical evaluation