Perfil clínico-cognitivo de idosos atendidos no Hospital Geral de Areias, Recife, Pernambuco
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the clinical profile and cognitive impairmentof a group of elderly.MethodsThe mini Mental State Examination and the Clinical Dementia Rating were used in 48elderly patients, of both genders, aging from 60 to 90 years, who participate in theProgram of Care for the Elderly of the Hospital Geral de Areias, Recife, Pernambuco,from April to August 2006.ResultsThe studied population consisted mostly of females (85.4%) aging from 70 to 79years (56.2%) with no formal education (14.6%) or less than 4 years of formal education(62.5%). Hypertension (81.2%) was the most common morbidity; however theoccurrences of diabetes (20.8%), Cardiopathies (8.3%) and hypothyroidism (8.3%)were low. Smoking (18.8%) and alcoholism (8.3%) rates were also low, and there wereno family or personal histories of Alzheimer or Down syndrome. Head injury wasfound in 2,1% of the group and stroke in 6,2%.ConclusionAnalysis of cognitive impairment revealed a correlation between performance in themini Mental State Examination and the amount of formal education received: elderlywith less formal education achieved a significantly lower score (p<0.001). However,this same correlation was not found with the Clinical Dementia Rating. The resultsobtained suggest that the mini Mental State Examination is more sensitive since it cancapture significant information regarding the performance of cognitive functions.
Source: Revista de Ciências Médicas
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2146294452