Influence of age and scholing on the performance in a modified Mini-Mental State Examination version: a study in Brazil Northeast

Brito-Marques, Paulo Roberto de; Cabral-Filho, José Eulálio

doi:10.1590/s0004-282x2005000400005

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“…Our findings of variables predicting an association with cognitive impairment build upon previous work among older adults (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29). In this study, self-reported hypertension was not a significant predictor of cognitive impairment.…”

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“…Scores on MMSE are greatly influenced by age and education level (13)(14)(15). Cognitive impairment and dementia have been associated with rural dwellers (16), increased rates of hospitalization (17,18), increased risk for falls (19,20), increased prevalence of fear of falling (21,22), diabetes mellitus (23,24), depression (17,25), and dependence in activities of daily living [ADL] (26).…”

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The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults in Jamaica

Waldron¹,

Laws²,

James³

et al. 2015

WIMJ Open

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The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults in Jamaica

Waldron¹,

Laws²,

James³

et al. 2015

WIMJ Open

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“…Estudos nacionais e internacionais mostraram que o aumento da idade e o baixo nível educacional estão relacionados ao pior funcionamento cognitivo em idosos (Argimon & Stein, 2005;Bertolucci, Brucki, Campacci, & Juliano, 1994;Brito-Marques & Cabral-Filho, 2005;Brucki & Rocha, 2004;Erven & Janczura, 2004;Foss, Vale, & Speciali, 2005;Meguro et al, 2001;Nitrini, 1999;Ostrosky-Solsi, Ardila, Rosselli, Lopez-Arango, & Uriel-Mendoza, 1998;Rosselli & Ardila, 2003). Por outro lado, os estudos são contraditórios sobre a associação do desempenho cognitivo com a variável gêne-ro.…”

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Desempenho de idosos na bateria cognitiva CERAD: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas e saúde percebida

Ribeiro¹,

Oliveira²,

Cupertino³

et al. 2010

Psicol. Reflex. Crit.

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ResumoO objetivo do estudo foi avaliar o desempenho de idosos em testes cognitivos da bateria CERAD e sua relação com variáveis sociodemográficas e saúde percebida. Foram estudados 158 idosos integrantes do estudo PENSA (Processo do Envelhecimento Saudável). A média de idade foi de 70,2 anos (DP=8,2) e a média de escolaridade de 7 anos (DP=4). O melhor desempenho cognitivo, na maior parte dos testes, esteve associado a mais anos de escolaridade, menor idade e viver com companheiro. No teste de nomeação, observou-se melhor desempenho entre os homens, e melhor desempenho nos testes de memória esteve associado com melhor saúde percebida. Concluiu-se que escolaridade, idade, gênero, estado civil e saúde geral percebida implicaram diferenças significativas no desempenho cognitivo dos idosos. Palavras-chave: Idoso; Cognição; Neuropsicologia. Abstract CERAD cognitive battery and its relation with socio-demographic variables and perceived health. The sample was composed by 158 community-dwelling elderly people who participated in the PENSA study (Study of Healthy Aging Process). Ages varied from 60 to 99 years old (M=70.2; SD=8.2); with an average of seven years of education (SD=4). Higher cognitive performance was associated with higher education, lower age, and having a partner. In the naming test, men outperformed women whereas higher memory performance was associated with better perceived health among women. It was concluded that education, age, gender, marital status and perceived health may be associated to variability in cognitive performance among elderly people. Keywords: Elderly person; Cognition; Neuropsychology.No processo de envelhecimento normal, podem ser observadas alterações cognitivas que não chegam a comprometer a funcionalidade do indivíduo. Contudo, no envelhecimento patológico, tal como nas demências, as perdas neurológicas resultam em limitações na funcionalidade, as quais afetam os domínios social, ocupacional, de lazer e das atividades da vida diária do paciente (Abreu & Tamai, 2006). O declínio e a estabilidade de diferentes funções cognitivas, ao longo do processo de envelhecimento, são afetados por diferenças interindividuais, que envolvem aspectos sociodemográficos, genéticos, de estilo de vida e de saúde física.Estudos nacionais e internacionais mostraram que o aumento da idade e o baixo nível educacional estão relacionados ao pior funcionamento cognitivo em idosos

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“…There was no correlation between both scales and education 14,15 . There is a large amount of research on the correlation between education and cognitive per- formance, but our results could have two explanations: the tasks in these two scales are quite simple and there is a clear floor effect in control or less advanced dementia patients; the education bias might disappear at a relatively early stage of dementias.…”

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Comparison between neuropsychological evaluation instruments for severe dementia

Wajman

Bertolucci

2006

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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-Objective: To study the correlation between two tools for cognitive evaluation, Mini-Mental State Examination-severe (MMSE-s) and Severe Impairment Battery (SIB), and the Bristol Daily Activities Functional Scale. Method: 50 patients from the Behavioral Neurology Section -EPM-UNIFESP -were evaluated. Mean age was 76.8±7.9 (range 57 to 95); 32% were males; mean education was 5.0±2.3 years (range 4 to 15); mean disease duration was 3.9±1.5 years (range 2 to 10). Results: Preliminary results in a small sample drawn from the study group do indicate a difference between the three cognitive scales. SIB and MMSE-s had a better correlation with functional score than MMSE, and MMSE-s had a correlation slightly better than SIB. Conclusion: These data indicate that it is possible to follow dementia patients up to severe stage as long as adequate instruments are used, and that there may be differences between scales with regard to sensitivity.KEY WORDS: cognitive tests, daily activities functional scale, dementia. AD is the most common dementing disorder in the elderly population. Typically this disorder has a insidious onset, with progressive decline of memory, followed by other cognitive areas, such as executive function, language, and praxis 2 . It is estimated that in the United States only more than four million elderly have dementia at a severe stage and another one and half million dementia at mild or moderate stage. It is expected that the population with dementia in that country will rise to nine million by 2030 3 . Investigations in São Paulo state hinterland showed the same trend 4 , with an estimated 750 thousands to one million Brazilians with dementia. The realization of the huge dimension of AD has brought a lot of interest in treating and following these patients as they progress to more advanced disease stages. Many scales have been developed for the evaluation of pre-clinical, mild and moderate stages 5 , but the same is not true for the evaluation of patients in more severe stage, for whom relatively few investigations have been undertaken 6 . Comparação de instrumentos de avaliação neuropsicológica para a demência grave RESUMO -The evaluation of cognitive abilities in these patients would fill several clinical and research needs, like the identification of less affected cognitive areas, which could in turn be used by health professionals

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Influence of age and scholing on the performance in a modified Mini-Mental State Examination version: a study in Brazil Northeast

Cited by 26 publications

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The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults in Jamaica

The Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment among Older Adults in Jamaica

Desempenho de idosos na bateria cognitiva CERAD: relações com variáveis sociodemográficas e saúde percebida

Comparison between neuropsychological evaluation instruments for severe dementia

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