Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and Its Determinants among Older Adults in Urban South India – A Cross-sectional Study
Cognitive impairment is highly prevalent among the elderly in this urban South Indian community. Promoting leisure activities and addressing modifiable factors such as depression, functional dependence and gait disturbances are important strategies for mitigating cognitive decline in this population.
Authors
- V. V. Anantharaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-1169)
- Bharath Chakravarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8568-4709)
- Kaveri Palanisamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-3473)
- Roshni Mary Peter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1702-1898)
- RP Diwakar
Institutions
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/npmj.npmj_148_25
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00