Association between perceived stress and Executive Functions among Egyptian elderly
Mousa Mohamed, N., Shawky Khater, M., Abdelaal Aboseif, H., Mohamed sabry, R., Magdy Abdel Kader, R. (2023). Association between perceived stress and Executive Functions among Egyptian elderly. EKB Journal Management System, 10(1), 58-69. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2023.314687
Nesma Mousa Mohamed; Mohamed Shawky Khater; Hasnaa Abdelaal Aboseif; Reem Mohamed sabry; Radwa Magdy Abdel Kader. "Association between perceived stress and Executive Functions among Egyptian elderly". EKB Journal Management System, 10, 1, 2023, 58-69. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2023.314687
Mousa Mohamed, N., Shawky Khater, M., Abdelaal Aboseif, H., Mohamed sabry, R., Magdy Abdel Kader, R. (2023). 'Association between perceived stress and Executive Functions among Egyptian elderly', EKB Journal Management System, 10(1), pp. 58-69. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2023.314687
Mousa Mohamed, N., Shawky Khater, M., Abdelaal Aboseif, H., Mohamed sabry, R., Magdy Abdel Kader, R. Association between perceived stress and Executive Functions among Egyptian elderly. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 10(1): 58-69. doi: 10.21608/ejgg.2023.314687

Association between perceived stress and Executive Functions among Egyptian elderly

The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology
Article 7, Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2023, Page 58-69  XML PDF (505.5 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2023.314687
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Authors
Nesma Mousa Mohamed* 1; Mohamed Shawky Khater1; Hasnaa Abdelaal Aboseif2; Reem Mohamed sabry1; Radwa Magdy Abdel Kader1
1Department of Geriatrics Medicine and Gerontology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.
2Community Medicine Departement, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.
Abstract
Background: Perceived stress is considered a significant indicator of mental and physical health and there is a strong relationship between psychological stress and cognitive impairment at the level of all cognitive domains up to progression to dementia. Objective: To assess the relationship between perceived stress and executive functions in a sample of Egyptian older adults.
Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 110 elderly attending outpatient clinics, inpatient wards at Ain Shams University hospitals and community dwellers. Demographic data of the participants were collected. Screening for general cognition was done first using Addenbrooke’s cognitive Examination Ш (ACE Ш) with the exclusion of dementia patients scoring 83 or less, exclusion of depressed participants scoring 3 or more in PHQ-2 that was followed by assessment of stress via perceived stress scale-10 (PSS-10) and assessment of executive functions by using trail making test (TMT).
Results: Screening of general cognitive functions was done firstly by using (ACE Ш), further assessment of executive functions by TMT and perceived stress by PSS-10 revealed that most of the studied sample (52.7%) have moderate levels of perceived stress and (38.2%) of them have mild perceived stress. There was a statistically significant difference between perceived stress level and executive function affection (P value 0.01).
Conclusion: Perceived stress is significantly associated with executive dysfunction. A relationship is present between Perceived stress and executive function impairment.

Keywords
Perceived stress; executive function; cognitive impairment; older adults; education
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