Vol. 11, Special Issue 7 (2022)

Author(s):
Priyanka and Dr. Sheela Sangwan

Abstract:
Cognitive aging refers to a process in which some decline in cognitive function is observed as a consequence of healthy aging. Cognitive aging is widely considered to be a normal part of healthy aging whereas clinically significant changes in cognitive function are not. The trajectory of cognitive aging varies across older people. Some people experience major cognitive decline that may progress to dementia, whereas others experience subtle changes and minor cognitive impairment, consistent with cognitive aging. The present study was escorted with the aim of assessing the level of cognitive impairment on the elderly. For this, 100 elderlies in age group of 60-75 years from urban and rural area of Hisar district of Haryana state were selected. The data were collected with the help of standardized Mini-Mental State Examination by Folstein 2005. Data represented that significant differences were found in the mean scores cognitive functioning in sub-aspects orientation to time (t=1.98), orientation to place (t=3.61), delayed verbal recall (t=2.30), repetition (t=2.79) and writing (t=2.45) between the elders in rural and urban areas of Hisar at 0.05 level of significance.