• Mrs. R. Govindakumari
• Mrs.Dr.S.Vijayalakshmi
• Dr.Vijayaragavan

ABSTRACT: Ageing is a constant, predictable process that involves growth and development of living organisms. Aging can’t be avoided, but how fast we age varies from one person to another how we age depends upon our genes-environmental influences and life style. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of care givers regarding cognitive impairment, to find out the association between the knowledge of care givers regarding cognitive impairment with the selected socio-demographic variables, to develop and validate an information booklet regarding cognitive impairment. The data collection procedure was carried out and the samples were taken from Veerapandi and Neikkarapatti village, Salem. Sample of 100 care givers were taken. Variables for age, sex, education, occupation, religion, socio-economic status, partial status, previous source of knowledge were matched. The gathered data was analyzed by calculating the mean, percentage, standard deviation, chi square. The pie, and tables were used to present the findings of the study. Findings depicts that Majority of care givers (42%) were in age category of 20-30years, 67% of the care givers were female, 46% of care givers are educated (senior secondary).Most of the care givers 43% had the family income from (20,000-30,000), real care givers 100% were in parental status, 39% of them have obtained knowledge about cognitive impairment recently from health personnel .8% care givers had good knowledge and 92% care givers had average knowledge on cognitive impairment. There is no association between knowledge score when compared to age, sex, occupation, religion, socio-economic status, parental status, previous source of knowledge except education status. It reveals that maximum demographic variables of the care givers do not affected level of knowledge except education status.

Knowledge, Cognitive impairment, Care givers

"KNOWLEDGE OF CARE GIVERS REGARDING COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG ELDERLY PERSONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no.580-585, May-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005393.pdf

"KNOWLEDGE OF CARE GIVERS REGARDING COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG ELDERLY PERSONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no. pp580-585, May-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005393.pdf