Open AccessCognitive function is maintained in noninstitutionalized elderly Japanese requiring care with high levels of health-related quality of life
Author(s) -
Kaori Kitamura,
Kazutoshi Nakamura,
Kimiko Ueno,
Toshikazu Nishiwaki
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental health and preventive medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1347-4715
pISSN - 1342-078X
DOI - 10.1007/s12199-016-0572-9
Subject(s) - quartile , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , body mass index , mini–mental state examination , gerontology , physical therapy , geriatric depression scale , cognition , dementia , depression (economics) , demography , cognitive impairment , confidence interval , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , nursing , disease , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has been reported to be associated with cognitive function; however, whether or not this relationship involves causality is uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether HRQOL levels are associated with subsequent changes in cognitive function in elderly people requiring care.