• Sofiya Princess Hema.S
• Dr.A.Jayasudha
• Sahaya AbarnaJ
• Sindhu.S.U
• Elsha Mary Joy, Lavanya.R

Cognitive impairment, an age-related condition, is often considered a precursor to more serious diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease ,etc... The overall rate of Cognitive impairment among elderly was approximately 23.4% . Cognitive disability or dementia is a relatively common disorder among the elderly. Cognitive impairment is more prevalent in women than men because the rate at which the brain cells are dying is faster in women than men . -( Gaines Arnold , 2012 ) The main aim and objectives of the study was to identify cognitive impairment among elderly patients and to find out the association of cognitive impairment with selected demographic variables of elderly. A descriptive design was used in the study. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 70 elderly individuals coming to PSG Hospitals. Data was collected using an interview guide to assess the socio demographic variables and Mini Cog Test for assessing cognitive impairment among elderly. Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The study reveals that, shows that out of 70 elderly patients , 39 elderly patients are with cognitive impairment (56%) and 31 elderly patients are without cognitive impairment (44%). There was a significant association of cognitive impairment with the demographic variables of the elderly.(History of intake of medicines)

cognitive impairment, interview guide

"A STUDY TO IDENTIFY COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG ELDERLY AT SELECTED OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OF SELECTED HOSPITAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.a690-a693, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206082.pdf

"A STUDY TO IDENTIFY COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AMONG ELDERLY AT SELECTED OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS OF SELECTED HOSPITAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppa690-a693, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206082.pdf