Is Cognition a Determinant of Health Related Quality of Life in Community Dwelling Non Demented Elderly?
Read full paper at: www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50417#.VD4eHVfHRK0 Author(s) Motassem S. Amer 1 , Rania M. El Akkad 2* , Heba S. Hassan 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt . 2 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt . 3 Faculty of Medicine, El Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt . ABSTRACT Quality of life (QOL) is an important topic in social and medical sciences, it has a multidimensional nature and is influenced by many factors. Aim of the Work: In this study we want to assess the impact of cognitive impairment on the health related quality of life (HR-QOL) of communit...