2013
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-71672013000300008
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Sono, fragilidade e cognição: estudo multicêntrico com idosos brasileiros

Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the joint influence of background variables (age, gender, and income), weakness and sleep disorders on cognition in elderly community residents. This is an excerpt from the multicenter project Frailty in Elderly Brazilians (FIBER). We evaluated 878 patients, using socio demographic questionnaire, questions about sleep disorders (Nottingham Health Profile); issues nap (Minnesota Leisure Activity Questionnaire) and MMSE (cognitive screening). The Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis test a… Show more

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“…The results found in the present study showed worse cognitive performance in the elderly in a context of high social vulnerability when compared to the urban and rural areas. These data corroborate a multicentric study conducted in Brazil with 878 elderly people, which identified that cognitive impairment is associated with poverty (26) . Cognitive impairment may be associated with less access to stimuli and less development of a sense of self-efficacy.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…The results found in the present study showed worse cognitive performance in the elderly in a context of high social vulnerability when compared to the urban and rural areas. These data corroborate a multicentric study conducted in Brazil with 878 elderly people, which identified that cognitive impairment is associated with poverty (26) . Cognitive impairment may be associated with less access to stimuli and less development of a sense of self-efficacy.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Indivíduos com maior escolaridade teriam maiores ligações entre as distintas áreas cerebrais 8 . Além disso, o aumento da escolaridade estaria relacionado à maior resistência e flexibilidade ao cérebro contra patologias e alterações neuronais próprias do envelhecimento 28,29 .…”
Section: Resultsunclassified
“…The literature illustrates an association between low educational level and economic conditions that are unfavorable to the increased occurrence of cognitive impairment. Such scenario may be related to the less obtaining of stimuli, as well as the difficulties of access to health care, to an adequate food consumption and to the practice of physical activity, culminating in a lower preservation of cognition in aging 16, 17 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%