Assessment of Cognitive Status in Type 2 Diabetes

摘要: Introduction: The increasing prevalence of diabetes over the world has become an important public health problem. Diabetes is considered a non-communicable disease nowadays, with about 173 million diabetic people world. Generally, problems for elderly are impaired activities daily living (ADL) and cognitive dysfunction. Central nervous system involvement increasingly recognized as possible complication diabetes. Cognitive impairment might be another factor associated poor control also bad adherence patients to educational approaches, such diet orientations. Objective: To assess in type 2 diabetes. Methods: A cross sectional study was designed were recruited from Abbasi Shaheed Hospital non-probability convenient sampling. Patients having 30 years age included blindness, stroke psychiatric disorders excluded. Sample size done by using WHO software sample 200 cases collected. Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) scale data collection tool. Cronbach’s coefficient 0.54 – 0.96. Sensitivity & Specificity reported average sensitivity 75% among dementia specificity 62% - 100%. protocol approved ethical review committee. Results: one-way multivariate analysis variance run determine effect on four clinical parameters cognition. difference between cognition statistically significant. Conclusion: HCV more compared HBV.