Psychosocial Predictors of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly: A Cross-Sectional Study

Objective: Cognitive impairment is a major public health problem among elderly population. The aim of this study was to assess some psychosocial predictors of cognitive impairment (age, education, living alone, smoking, depression and social support) in the Iranian elderly population. Method: A tot...

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Main Authors: Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Maryam Zarin Kamar, Farzan Kheirkhah, Ahmad Karkhaneh, Ali Bijani, Seyed Reza Hosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://ijps.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijps/article/view/790