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Prevalence and Patterns of Cognitive Impairment in a Sample of Community Dwelling Older People in Nigeria.

V UcheagwuB Giordani
Published in: JAR life (2023)
This study showed a high prevalence of cognitive impairment among older adult population from Nigeria. A significant proportion of the sample were impaired on the visual spatial domain and at least half of the participants were impaired on one cognitive domain. Hypertensive participants performed significantly poor on MoCA compared to non-hypertensive group.
Keyphrases
  • cognitive impairment
  • community dwelling
  • blood pressure
  • risk factors