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Factores patológicos asociados a demencia senil en adultos mayores de un centro médico / Pathological factors associated with senile dementia in olderadults at a Medical Center
Vásquez Edquén, Katia Liseth; Asenjo-Alarcón, José Ander.
  • Vásquez Edquén, Katia Liseth; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Chota. PE
  • Asenjo-Alarcón, José Ander; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Chota. PE
Cienc. Salud (St. Domingo) ; 5(2): [19-26], Ene-Abr. 2021. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-1290596
RESUMEN

Introducción:

la demencia senil es una patología degenerativa, en la actualidad su frecuencia está incrementándose en adultos mayores, debido, esencialmente, a comorbilidades o complicaciones inherentes a su condición fisiológica; las investigaciones apuntan a que su ocurrencia se asocia a hipertensión arterial y diabetes mellitus tipo 2.

Objetivo:

la investigación tuvo como objetivo comparar la demencia senil presuntiva en adultos mayores con y sin factores patológicos del Centro Médico EsSalud de Chota, Cajamarca.

Metodología:

el estudio fue relacional, transversal, realizado en 178 adultos mayores atendidos en el Centro Médico EsSalud, se utilizó una ficha de factores patológicos y el Test Mini Mental.

Resultados:

como factores patológicos, el 39,9 % de adultos mayores presentaron hipertensión arterial de leve a severa y el 21,9 % presentaron diabetes mellitus tipo 2. El 84,3 % de adultos mayores presentaron demencia senil presuntiva de leve a severa.

Conclusión:

se concluye que existen diferencias estadísticas significativas entre la demencia senil presuntiva en adultos mayores con y sin factores patológicos (hipertensión arterial [p= 0,000] y diabetes mellitus tipo 2 [p= 0,000]). (AU)
ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Senile dementia is a degenerative pathology, currently its frequency is increasing in older adults, essentially due to comorbidities or complications inherent to their physiological condition; Research indicates that its occurrence is associated with hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective:

The objective of the research was to compare presumptive senile dementia in older adults with and without pathological factors from the EsSalud Medical Center in Chota, Cajamarca.

Methodology:

The study was relational, cross-sectional, carried out in 178 older adults treated at the EsSalud Medical Center, a file of pathological factors and the Mini Mental Test were used.

Results:

As pathological factors, 39.9% of older adults had mild to severe hypertension and 21.9% had type 2 diabetes mellitus. 84.3% of older adults had mild to severe presumptive senile dementia.

Conclusion:

It is concluded that there are statistically significant differences between presumptive senile dementia in older adults with and without pathological factors (arterial hypertension [p = 0.000] and type 2 diabetes mellitus [p = 0.000]).
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Alzheimer Disease Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Cienc. Salud (St. Domingo) Journal subject: Medicina Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Peru Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Chota/PE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Alzheimer Disease Type of study: Risk factors Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Cienc. Salud (St. Domingo) Journal subject: Medicina Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Peru Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Chota/PE