Basic knowledge of the medication regimen correlates with performance on cognitive function tests and diagnosis of dementia in elderly patients referred to a geriatric assessment unit

Gerontology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 491-495

  Sela Katz, P ^a   Rabinowitz, I ^a   Shugaev, I ^a   Shigorina, G ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cognitive function tests; Diagnosis of dementia; Medication regimen

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRAWING; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; WORD RECOGNITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78049280600     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000304738     Document Type: Article

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