Association between respiratory capacity, quality of life and cognitive function in elderly individuals.

Autor: Costa RO; Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Petrolina, PE, Brazil., Ritti-Dias RM; Universidade Nove de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Cucato GG; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Cendoroglo MS; Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Nasri F; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Costa MLM; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Matos LDNJ; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Franco FGM; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Jazyk: English; Portuguese
Zdroj: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Einstein (Sao Paulo)] 2019 Jan 31; Vol. 17 (1), pp. eAO4337. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 31.
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019AO4337
Abstrakt: Objective: To investigate associations between respiratory capacity, quality of life and cognitive function in elderly individuals.
Methods: The sample included 386 elderly individuals (232 women). Respiratory capacity assessment was based on maximal expiratory pressure measured at peak expiratory flow. Subjects were classified according to peak expiratory flow values adjusted for sex, age and height of individuals with normal (peak expiratory flow curve <80% and >60%) or reduced (peak expiratory flow curve < 60%) respiratory capacity. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Mini-Mental State Examination were used to assess quality of life and cognitive function, respectively.
Results: Elderly women with reduced respiratory capacity scored lower on the Mini-Mental State Examination (p=0.048) and quality of life questionnaire (p=0.040) compared to those with normal respiratory capacity. These differences were not observed in men (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Reduced respiratory capacity was associated with poorer quality of life and cognitive function in elderly women. These associations were not observed in elderly men.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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