Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 1993 Jun;28(2):335-47.

Cognitive impairment in the elderly

C K Beck  1 , P Heacock, C G Rapp, V Shue
Affiliations
  • PMID: 8516177
Review

Cognitive impairment in the elderly

C K Beck et al. Nurs Clin North Am. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

This article reviews research related to assessment and interventions for cognitive impairment conducted by nurses as principal and coinvestigators. It focuses on the broad areas of delirium and dementia, which are divided into assessment and intervention-related research. The intervention research begins with descriptive studies and has subdivisions for primary and secondary symptoms. Ideas for future research follow.

PubMed Disclaimer

LinkOut - more resources