Journal of International Psychiatry

Abstract: Objective To analyze the cognitive function and related factors in patients with hypertension. Methods 100 patients with hypertension were randomly selected as hypertension group in our hospital from March 2015 to March 2016. In the same period, 100 healthy people were selected as healthy group. Results The scores of MMSE and short-term visual-object working memory Test in hypertension group were lower than those in the healthy group, there were statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). The scores of anxiety and depression in hypertension group were higher than those in the healthy group, there were statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). The scores of MMSE decreased with age (P<0.05), the scores of MMSE of mental labor, mild physical labor and physical labor in patients were statistically significant difference (P<0.05). The Pearson analysis showed that there were significant negative correlation between the degree of hypertension and the scores of MMSE and short-term object working memory (P<0.05). Conclusion cognitive ability and short-term object working memory of hypertension patient would reduce, and they would deterioration with disease progression. The patients with hypertension often accompanied by depression and anxiety, especially the elderly and laborers’ cognitive ability. The patients with hypertension can carry out mental training to reduce cognitive impairment.

Key words: Hypertension; Cognitive ability; Related factors; Memory