1. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND POST-STROKE COGNITIVE STATUS IN HOSPITAL-BASED ISCHEMIC STROKE SURVIVORS
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Herpan Syafii Harahap, Setyawati Asih Putri, and Yanna Indrayana
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Gerontology ,Population ,Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,Affect (psychology) ,level of education ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Cognitive decline ,education ,Stroke ,Cognitive reserve ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Montreal Cognitive Assessment ,Cognition ,cognitive reserve ,medicine.disease ,Ischemic stroke ,post-ischemic stroke cognitive decline ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,RC321-571 - Abstract
Background: Post-ischemic stroke cognitive decline is significantly affecting the quality of life of its survivors. Its prevalence was about 7.5-72% which was mostly determined by the existing of vascular risk factors and cognitive reserve of the subjects. Level of education is one of determinants of cognitive reserve, a factor that affect the susceptibility of subjects to cognitive decline after experiencing ischemic stroke-related neuronal damage. Since level of education is protective for cognitive function, the intervention on it can reduce the occurrence of cognitive decline. Objective: To investigate the relationship between level of education and cognitive status among hospital-based ischemic stroke survivors. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved post-ischemic stroke outpatients in two hospitals. The data collected in this study were demographic data, including level of education, and clinical data as well. The level of education was categorized into ≥12 years and
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- 2021
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