Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: nil: nil
Control Intervention1: nil: nil
Sponsors
NIL
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Participants of age 60 years and above. 2. Diagnosed with hypertension( Blood pressure 140/90mmHg) or currently on antihypertensive medication. 3.Participants must have primary education ,they should be able to read and write in Hindi and english language. 4.Participants those who give written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.History of stroke, dementia and other neurological disorders affecting cognitive function. 2.Current use of medication known to significantly affecting cognitive function(Certain antipsychotic and anticholinergic). 3.Acute illness and hospitalisation in the past month. 4.Severe visual and hearing impairment that may interfere with cognitive assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of Gender-specific cognitive decline patterns in hypertensive elderly individuals using MoCA tool. Determination of the prevalence of cognitive impairment among elderly hypertensive Individuals. Timepoint: 2months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1 To evaluate influence of duration & severity of hypertension on cognitive outcomes 2 To identify & compare specific cognitive domain that may be differentially affected in hypertensive men versus women 3 To analyse the relation between duration of hypertension & cognition in both male & female participants Timepoint: 2 month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactBhawana Swami
RUHS College of Medical Sciences Jaipur
Outcome results
None listed