the relationship between mental state and functional status in elderly residents of kahrizak

objectives: the current study was performed to investigate the relationship between mental impairment and each component of activity of daily living (adl) in elderly residents of the kahrizak charity foundation. methods & materials: standardized iranian mini mental examination and barthel index were used to assest cognitive status and adl in 184 elderly residents of kahrizak, respectively. results: data showed that 31.7% of participants had normal cognitive status and 63.3% had cognitive impairment. there was significant relationship between cognitive status and adl after adjustment for confounding factors (p=0.01, r=0.2).by using multiple logistic regression analysis, the relation between cognitive impairment and functional status was examined (p=0.05). odd ratio of functional disability showed an increasing trend with increasing severity of cognitive impairment [odd ratio (or) mild cognitive impairment: 1.13, confidence interval (ci): 0.54-2.37 or moderate to severe cognitive impairment: 3.67, ci: 0.39-34.35]. regarding the relation between barthel components and cognitive status it was showed that there was a significant association between independent bathing and cognitive status (or: 2.33, ci: 1.14-4.72) as well as movementability with cognitive impairment [or: 2.96, ci: 1.30-6.75]. conclusion: cognitive status can be a predictive factor of adl inelderly subjects.