The Association of Cognitive Impairment With Depressive Symptoms, Function, and Pain in Hospitalized Older Patients With Dementia.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the associations between cognition and depressive symptoms, function, and pain among hospitalized older patients with dementia. We utilized baseline data of 461 hospitalized older patients with dementia who participated in an intervention study implementing Family-centered Function-focused Care (Fam-FFC) and conducted stepwise linear regression. On average, the participants (males = 189; 41% and females = 272; 59%) were 81.64 years old (Standard Deviation, SD = 8.38). There was a statistically significant association of cognition with depressive symptoms (b = -0.184, p < .001), functional status (b = 1.324, p < .001), and pain (b = -0.045, p < .001) when controlling for covariates. This study utilized a large sample of a relatively underrepresented

SUBMITTER: Paudel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466943 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature