[The loss of close person and the cognitive functions of persons with Alzheimer type dementia].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present investigations was qualification of influence of loss of near and dear persons on cognitive functions in persons with Alzheimer's disease.


METHODS
The initial population consisted of all the people who in the period from 1/02 to 30/10/2000 were treated at one of the following psychiatric treatment institutions: psychiatric ward of the hospital, psychiatric regional outpatient clinic, psychiatric department. The qualifying criteria were:--patient's consent to the examinations;--possibility of obtaining an objective interview;--no psychic diseases in the interview;--recognition of dementia syndrome on the basis of DSM IV criteria. 59 persons have been qualified for the examinations. After qualifying the patient basic examination was being conducted and consisted of the following elements:--Mini Mental Scale Examination (MMSE);--Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale: AMDP scale--inventory 3--anamnesis was applied to obtain history data.


RESULTS
The investigations showed a possible relationship between stress factors and degree of cognitive function.
Bidzan
Leszek
L
II Kliniki Chorób Psychicznych AM w Gdańsku.
Łapin
Joanna
J
Sołtys
Krzysztof
K
Turczyński
Jacek
J
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D001601:Bereavement; D003071:Cognition; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies