Comparison of the Mini Mental State Examination and depressive symptoms between high cardiovascular risk and healthy community elderly groups
| Autor: | Paulo Dornelles Picon, Andry Fitterman Costa, Luciane Maria Fabian Restelatto, Marcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves, Ana Luiza Camozzato, Amanda Lucas da Costa, Claudia Godinho, Juliana Santos Varela, Osmar Mazetti |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Předmět: |
cardiovascular risk
Gerontology Cognitive Neuroscience Population depressive disorders Logistic regression lcsh:RC321-571 risco cardiovascular cognitive disorder medicine transtorno cognitivo Dementia Effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance education lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Depression (differential diagnoses) education.field_of_study Mini–Mental State Examination medicine.diagnostic_test Mini Mental State Examination Mini-Exame do Estado Mental Original Articles Odds ratio medicine.disease Sensory Systems Neurology Geriatric Depression Scale Neurology (clinical) Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychology transtorno depressivo |
| Zdroj: | Dementia & Neuropsychologia v.2 n.4 2008 Dementia & Neuropsychologia Associação de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (ANCC) instacron:ANCC Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Vol 2, Iss 4, Pp 294-299 Dementia & Neuropsychologia, Volume: 2, Issue: 4, Pages: 294-299, Published: DEC 2008 |
| ISSN: | 1980-5764 |
| Popis: | The aging of the population is a universal phenomenon with direct consequences upon the public health system. One of the main repercussions of the growth in this sector of the population is the increased prevalence of disorders such as dementia and depression which are very frequent among the elderly. The relationship between cardiovascular risk factors, dementia and depression have been addressed in many recent investigations. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship of cognitive performance and depressive symptoms with cardiovascular risk in the elderly. Methods: 94 high cardiovascular risk elderly patients and 160 healthy community elderly were evaluated cross-sectionally. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) were used as the main measures. The cutoff for presence of depression was 6 on the GDS. Results: The high cardiovascular risk elderly group showed significantly lower scores on the MMSE (p |
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