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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Raimo Isoaho ,
Hannu Puolijoki ,
Esko Huhti ,
Pekka Laippala  and
Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä
Raimo Isoaho
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, Unit of General Practice/Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
Hannu Puolijoki
Affiliation:
Departments of Diseases of the Chest and Clinical Allergology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Esko Huhti
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Pekka Laippala
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health/Biometry Unit, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Sirkka-Liisa Kivelä
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Science and General Practice, Unit of General Practice/Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Abstract

In a cross-sectional epidemiological study in Lieto, Finland, 61 men and 21 women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were compared with age- and sex-matched controls from the same community to analyze the associations between COPD, cognitive performance, and occurrence of dementia. The cognitive assessment was based on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), previous clinical documents, and the assessment made by the research nurse after she had interviewed and tested each subject. These three measures revealed no differences between the COPD paients and the age-matched controls, and MMSE subtest scores did not differ significantly between the patients and controls. The findings suggest that the relative contribution of COPD to the occurrence of cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly may be none or minimal at the community level.

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Research and Reviews
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , March 1996 , pp. 113 - 125
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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