Cognitive impairment and associated factors in elderly patients with schizophrenia: a retrospective observational study with phenotype analysis (opens in new tab)

ObjectiveTo examine the prevalence of cognitive impairment and factors associated with cognitive impairment among elderly patients with schizophrenia, and to explore potential clinical phenotypes using a clustering approach.MethodsA retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted among 149 elderly inpatients with schizophrenia. Cognitive impairment was defined as Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score < 26. Clinical characteristics, metabolic indicators, activities of daily living (ADL)...