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Mild Cognitive Impairment in Heart Failure Affects Care Transition

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Abstract

Objectives

After attending the presentation, the audiences will be able to:

  • Understand the importance of cognition in everyday activity and the cognitive hierarchy to guide practice.
  • Recognize the incidence of mild cognitive impairment in individuals with heart failure.
  • Understand how mild cognitive impairment may affect heart failure self- care practice and hospitalization readmission.
  • Identify the evidence that support use of cognitive screen to identify mild cognitive impairment in individuals with heart failure.
  • Compare the evidence among three cognitive screens (Mini-mental Status Exam, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and St. Louis University Mental State Exam).
  • (Using Montreal Cognitive Assessment as an example)Identify cognitive components assessed in a cognitive screening tool
  • Individualize care transition program that target individual’s cognitive impairments and address individual’s learning needs.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Oct 22 2015
EventOccupational Therapy Association of California Annual Conference and Expo - Sacramento, United States
Duration: Oct 22 2015Oct 25 2015
Conference number: 39th

Conference

ConferenceOccupational Therapy Association of California Annual Conference and Expo
Abbreviated titleOTAC
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySacramento
Period10/22/1510/25/15

Keywords

  • MCI
  • Cognition
  • Mild Cognitive Impairment
  • heart failure

Disciplines

  • Occupational Therapy

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