Hypertention and Dementia appearing in elderly people : A systematic review

Hypertention and Dementia appearing in elderly people : A systematic review
Sedigheh solgi,^1,* zeinab sadat moosavifard,² ashraf beirami,³ shekufe zaree,⁴ shilan azizi,⁵
1. BSc in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
2. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
3. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
4. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
5. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Introduction: Introduction: nowadays the phenomenon of aging is taken into consideration because of the Life expentancy elevation and elderly have the fastest population growth rate among different age groups. Due to the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases in the elderly, these people need more health and social care than other citizens of the community. Dementia is one of the most common chronic disorders with severe and progressive disability in the elderly. If no recent treatment and prevention methods are found, it could become a widespread epidemic in the world in the next few years. The purpose of this systematic study was to determine the effect of Hypertension on Dementia in the elderly.
Methods: Metods: In this study, which is a systematic review, by reviewing authoritative books, related materials and concepts, collected and categorized and searched in selected scientific databases, including Iran medex, Google Scholar, Pubmed, SID with the keywords elderly, Dementia , Cardiovascular disease, risk factor, hypertension, complication were used and 350 articles were obtained. Among these articles, the full-text articles that were available and published in the last five years received further scrutiny.
Results: Results : The results of this study represents that Hypertention is one of the major causes of Dementia in the elderly. Thus, Hypertention causes atherosclerosis in the blood vessels and hypoperfusion of brain tissue, causing problems in the brain and weakening, shrinking and atrophy the brain tissue and this factor can lead the elderly to dementia.
Conclusion: Conclusion: The results of this study represents that there is a close relation between hypertension and dementia in the elderly; Therefore, it can be expected that by performing timely medical interventions and controlling blood pressure in the elderly, the incidence and severity of dementia in these people will be reduced. Preventive measures require intervention in screening, timely identification, treatment, education and proper information. To improve lifestyles, people can change their performance by increasing their awareness through mass media. Awareness of the real needs and demands of the elderly's health is an important step not only for managers, but also for family members, to prevent disease and disorder, protect and promote the health of the elderly.
Keywords: Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dementia, risk factor, elderly