Original Article
VOLUME: 36 | ISSUE: 4 | Dec 31, 2020 | PAGE: (400 - 404) | DOI: 10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population
Authors: Dr. Sadia Yasir , Saad Bin Yasir , Nariman Haider , Sundas Fatima , Mahpara Mazhar , Saima Chaudhry , Asad Tamizuddin Nizami
Article Info
Authors
Dr. Sadia Yasir
Senior Registrar Psychiatry, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi Pakistan
Saad Bin Yasir
(MBBS) Demonstrator, Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad Pakistan
Nariman Haider
(MBBS, FCPS), Senior Registrar Psychiatry, Bendigo Hospital, Victoria Australia
Sundas Fatima
(MBBS, FCPS) Senior Registrar Psychiatry, Hitec Institute Taxila Pakistan
Mahpara Mazhar
(MBBS, FCPS) Assistant Professor Psychiatry, Al Nafees Medical College And Hospital, Islamabad Pakistan
Saima Chaudhry
(BDS, PHD) Department Of Oral Pathology, University Of Health Sciences, Lahore Pakistan
Asad Tamizuddin Nizami
(MBBS, FCPS, MCPS-HPE) Professor of Psychiatry, Head Institute Of Psychiatry, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi Pakistan
Publication History
Received: October 25, 2020
Revised: December 01, 2020
Accepted: December 11, 2020
Published: December 31, 2020
Abstract
Background and Objective: With the increasing life expectancy of the populations and rising prevalence of depressive and neurocognitive disorders, there is a need to address the association between the two in terms of magnitude of the neurocognitive disorders and the severity of depression. The current study addresses this issue and aims to observe the association between the two.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from September 2014 to March 2015 at the Institute of Psychiatry at Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan where consecutive patients aged ≥ 65 years were screened for depression using Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Neurocognitive impairment was assessed using Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). -square test was used to compute the association between depression severity and neurocognitive deficit.
Results: There was approximately equal gender distribution with a mean age of 63.6 ± 9.68 years. Eighty six percent of the study population was found to be suffering from clinical depression while seventy percent had neurocognitive deficit. The severity of depression came out to be directly proportional to the magnitude of the neurocognitive disorder (P = 0.000) with 68.8% of the patients with severe depression having moderate to severe neurocognitive deficit.
Conclusions: Depression is associated with significant neurocognitive impairment in elderly in the local population; higher the severity of depression more the magnitude of cognitive impairment.
Keywords: Depression, Neurocognitive Disorders, Geriatric Population
Pubmed Style
Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami. Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population. BioMedica. 2020; 31 (December 2020): 400-404. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
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Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami. Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population. https://biomedicapk.com/articles/online_first/87 [Access: April 29, 2024]. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
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Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami. Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population. BioMedica. 2020; 31 (December 2020): 400-404. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
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Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami. Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population. BioMedica. (2020), [cited April 29, 2024]; 31 (December 2020): 400-404. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
Harvard Style
Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami (2020) Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population. BioMedica, 31 (December 2020): 400-404. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
Chicago Style
Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami. "Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population." 31 (2020), 400-404. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami. "Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population." 31.December 2020 (2020), 400-404. Print. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Dr. Sadia Yasir, Saad Bin Yasir, Nariman Haider, Sundas Fatima, Mahpara Mazhar, Saima Chaudhry, Asad Tamizuddin Nizami (2020) Magnitude of Neurocognitive Impairment and Severity of Depression in Geriatric Population. , 31 (December 2020), 400-404. doi:10.24911/BioMedica/5-87