Open AccessCognitive Impairment and Associated Factors Among Adult Hypothyroid Patients in Referral Hospitals, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Bezawit Mulat,
Adugnaw Ambelu,
Sewbesew Yitayih,
Yibeltal Yismaw Gela,
Ayechew Adera,
Yigizie Yeshaw,
Yonas Akalu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s299840
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , confidence interval , logistic regression , pediatrics , odds ratio , cognition , cognitive impairment , quality of life (healthcare) , referral , psychiatry , family medicine , nursing , pathology
Cognitive impairment is a common complication of hypothyroidism that affects the patient's quality of life in different aspects. In Ethiopia, though the prevalence of hypothyroidism is high the magnitude of cognitive impairment among these patients is not known. Therefore, the current study is aimed at determining the prevalence of cognitive impairment and associated factors among adult hypothyroid patients.