Ephrem Habte|Tefera Tekle
Cognitive Functioning among Elders with Symptoms of Depression: The Case of Two Selected Institutionalized Care Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
objectives old age accompanied different forms physical psychological problems study aimed investigate cognitive functioning among elders symptoms depression methods study employed crosssectional descriptive survey study 116 participants purposefully selected 148 elders two institutionalized care centers addis ababa inclusive criteria instruments data collection gds15 mmse mean standard deviation ttest anova pearson correlation coefficient used methods data analysis results study showed elders high rate depression 681 addition 871 elders declined cognitive functioning similarly study indicated statistically significant inverse relationship depression cognitive functioning r048 p001 elders without partners manifested higher symptoms depression conclusion finding revealed depression cognitive decline higher among elders females lower cognitive functioning compared male counterparts increased age lower level literacy associated lower cognitive functioning higher symptoms depression married elders higher score mmse compared others suggest research needed conducted noninstitutionalized elders