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- Title
Prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in employable patients after acute coronary event in cardiac rehabilitation.
- Authors
Salzwedel, Annett; Heidler, Maria-Dorothea; Haubold, Kathrin; Schikora, Martin; Reibis, Rona; Wegscheider, Karl; Jöbges, Michael; Völler, Heinz
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>Adequate cognitive function in patients is a prerequisite for successful implementation of patient education and lifestyle coping in comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs. Although the association between cardiovascular diseases and cognitive impairments (CIs) is well known, the prevalence particularly of mild CI in CR and the characteristics of affected patients have been insufficiently investigated so far.<bold>Methods: </bold>In this prospective observational study, 496 patients (54.5 ± 6.2 years, 79.8% men) with coronary artery disease following an acute coronary event (ACE) were analyzed. Patients were enrolled within 14 days of discharge from the hospital in a 3-week inpatient CR program. Patients were tested for CI using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) upon admission to and discharge from CR. Additionally, sociodemographic, clinical, and physiological variables were documented. The data were analyzed descriptively and in a multivariate stepwise backward elimination regression model with respect to CI.<bold>Results: </bold>At admission to CR, the CI (MoCA score < 26) was determined in 182 patients (36.7%). Significant differences between CI and no CI groups were identified, and CI group was associated with high prevalence of smoking (65.9 vs 56.7%, P = 0.046), heavy (physically demanding) workloads (26.4 vs 17.8%, P < 0.001), sick leave longer than 1 month prior to CR (28.6 vs 18.5%, P = 0.026), reduced exercise capacity (102.5 vs 118.8 W, P = 0.006), and a shorter 6-min walking distance (401.7 vs 421.3 m, P = 0.021) compared to no CI group. The age- and education-adjusted model showed positive associations with CI only for sick leave more than 1 month prior to ACE (odds ratio [OR] 1.673, 95% confidence interval 1.07-2.79; P = 0.03) and heavy workloads (OR 2.18, 95% confidence interval 1.42-3.36; P < 0.01).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The prevalence of CI in CR was considerably high, affecting more than one-third of cardiac patients. Besides age and education level, CI was associated with heavy workloads and a longer sick leave before ACE.
- Subjects
GERMANY; MILD cognitive impairment; COGNITION disorders treatment; ACUTE coronary syndrome; CORONARY heart disease treatment; HEALTH of patients; DIAGNOSIS; AGE distribution; CHI-squared test; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE studies; EMPLOYMENT; CORONARY disease; HEALTH attitudes; LONGITUDINAL method; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MULTIVARIATE analysis; PATIENT education; RESEARCH; SICK leave; TIME; EMPLOYEES' workload; LOGISTIC regression analysis; EVALUATION research; EDUCATIONAL attainment; TREATMENT effectiveness; DISEASE prevalence; ODDS ratio; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Vascular Health & Risk Management, 2017, Vol 13, p55
- ISSN
1176-6344
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.2147/VHRM.S121086