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DOI: https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66i8.4078
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Luong, N. T. H., Dao, H. A., & Thanh, N. T. (2025). CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED COGNITIVE DOMAINS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 66(8). https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v66i8.4078

CHARACTERISTICS OF SELECTED COGNITIVE DOMAINS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT.

Nguyen Thi Hong Luong, Hoang Anh Dao, Nguyen Thi Thanh

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Abstract

Objective: this study aims to This study aimed to examine selected cognitive characteristics in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).


Subjects and Methods: the study was conducted on 40 elderly patients diagnosed with MCI at the National Geriatric Hospital from July 2024 to April 2025. Evaluated parameters included: MMSE, verbal memory, visual memory,  attention, language, visuaconstruction, executive dysfunction


Results: Delayed memory was the most impaired domain: 85% performed below normal on delayed word and figure recall, and 57.5% on delayed story recall. Immediate recall showed mild-to-moderate impairment, while recognition remained relatively preserved. Naming, simple attention, and basic executive tasks were largely intact. Strong correlations were observed among delayed memory tests (r = 0.53–0.75), whereas immediate and delayed recall correlated only moderately. Recognition measures correlated highly (r = 0.77).


Conclusion: Comprehensive memory assessment is valuable for distinguishing MCI from normal aging and identifying individuals at risk of progression to Alzheimer’s disease.

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MCI,

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