Abstract

To determine the correlates of dementia among the subjects of the National Dementia Screening and Registration Program. A total of 536 subjects were included as they are decided to have to have a further evaluation for dementia. CERAD-K, MMSE-KC, BDS-ADL, K-GDS were used 10 check cognitive function and activity of daily Iiving, and depression and finally to diagnose dementia. mutliple logistic regression analysis was done to investigate correlates of dementia. The lower the education years the higher the risk of having dementia(OR=0.893, 95% CI 0.808-0.985) ,and those persons who are inslit내ionalized were 11.433 times (95% CI 1.546-84.570) more Iikely to have dementia diagnosis. 1t is needed to extend life long education programs such as the elder's college for preventing dementia and social support system that could prevent institutionalization

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