@article{Pienjongkol_Thaipisuttikul_2020, title={Prospective Cohort Study of 1-Year Incidence of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Elderly Depression at Psychiatric Outpatient Unit, Ramathibodi Hospital}, volume={65}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/240797}, abstractNote={<p>Objective : To study incidence of cognitive impairment among elderly patients with depression<br>during one year and the factors that associated with cognitive impairment of elderly patients<br>with depression<br>Method : This prospective cohort study was conducted in 87 elderly patients with depression.<br>The research instrument includes demographic and depression data, Hamilton Rating Scale<br>for Depression (HAMD-17), Mini-Cognitive Assessment Instrument (Mini-Cog), AD-8 and<br>Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) or Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic (MoCA-B).<br>Data were then analyzed in term of descriptive statistics, chi-square test and independent<br>t-test.<br>Results : Incidence of dementia among elderly patients with depression during one year was<br>24.1%. Factors associated with dementia included age, family history of psychiatric illness,<br>age at onset of depression, duration of treatment and the problems in 6 cognitive function<br>domains. MoCA scores between patients with and without dementia were statistically different;<br>however, severity of depression assessed with HAMD-17 and AD-8 scores were not statistically<br>different.<br>Conclusion : Elderly patients with depression are at risk of dementia and problems with<br>cognitive function. Continually screening, surveillance and prevention of dementia should be<br>conducted among elderly patients with depression.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand}, author={Pienjongkol, Chatchaya and Thaipisuttikul, Papan}, year={2020}, month={Mar.}, pages={89–102} }