Influence of education and depressive symptoms on cognitive function in the elderly

Abstract

The results of this study underscore the importance of considering the level of education in the analysis of cognitive performance in depressed elderly patients, as well as the relevance of developing new cognitive function tests in which level of education has a reduced impact on the results.

Normative data of Fuld Object Memory Evaluation test for brazilian elderly population

“…Brazilian data indicate that education has no influence on the FOME exit score, and these data might be explained by sample characteristics, such as smaller sizes and less heterogeneity regarding education attainment compared to the present community-based sample 28,29 . Regarding the influence of sex on the episode memory test, this result was not expected based on results reported in the literature 26,29 .…”

Family functioning of elderly with depressive symptoms

“…In general, it leads to increased use of health services, self-care neglect and reduced adherence to the therapeutic project (1) . It is, however, a common condition in the elderly.…”

Desempenho cognitivo em diferentes níveis de escolaridade de adultos e idosos ativos

“…Segundo Xavier et al, 6 idosos com menos tempo de escolaridade e sem demência apresentam pior desempenho em quase todos os testes cognitivos. Em um estudo realizado por Ávila et al, 7 encontrou-se uma influência da escolaridade na velocidade de processamento, atenção, funções executivas, memória e inteligência, ou seja, os indivíduos com maiores níveis de escolaridade apresentaram melhor desempenho nos testes que avaliam os domínios citados acima. Os autores ainda sugerem que o melhor desempenho pode ser resultado de muitos anos de educação formal, o que torna o cérebro mais resistente e flexível A battery of cognitive tests was administered to assess the following variables: short-term memory, language, learning, rate of forgetting, and executive functions.…”