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Avaliar a cognição de pessoas idosas. Estudo descritivo, quantitativo, transversal. Amostra de 350 pessoas, com idade > 60 anos. Instrumentos: Questionário sociodemográfico e de saúde e MEEM. A amostra tinha 60,0% de mulheres, idade média 70,3 anos, 54,0% cursaram ensino fundamental incompleto, 61,1% casados e renda média de 1,54 SM. Foram 38,6% os que percebiam o estado atual de saúde como regular; 49,4% o consideravam igual ao do último ano, 37,4% acreditavam estar melhor do que pessoas da mesma idade. MEEM: nos 76 sem escolaridade encontrou-se 5,3% com declínio cognitivo, nos 265 com baixa e média escolaridade 4,9%, nos de nível superior (9) não se encontrou. As menores médias encontradas foram nos domínios memória e atenção. 4,9% (17) dos idosos podem estar desenvolvendo déficit cognitivo.
The objective of this descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study was to evaluate the cognition of elderly individuals. The sample consisted of 350 people aged > 60 years. Instruments: sociodemographic and health questionnaire and MEEM. The sample contained 60.0% women, mean age of 70.3 years, 54.0% had an incomplete primary education, 61.1% were married and the mean income was 1.54 minimum salaries (MS). Of the participants, 38.6% perceived their current health state as regular; 49.4% considered it to be the same as the last year; 37.4% believed that they were better than people of the same age. MEEM: among the 76 individuals without education, it was found that 5.3% presented cognitive decline, in the 265 participants with low and medium education 4.9%, among those with superior education (9) no cognitive decline was identified. The lowest means found referred to the memory and attention domains. It was also found that 4.9% (17) of the elderly may be developing cognitive impairment.
Evaluar el conocimiento de personas ancianas. Estudio descriptivo, cuantitativo, transversal. Muestra de 350 personas, con edad > 60 años. Instrumentos: cuestionario sociodemográfico y de salud y MEEM. La muestra se constituía de 60,0% de mujeres, edad promedio 70,3 años, 54,0% con educación básica incompleta, 61,1% casados y renta media de 1,54 SM. El 38,6% percibió el actual estado de salud como regular, 49,4% lo consideraban igual al del año anterior, 37,4 creían estar mejor que personas de su misma edad. MEEM: entre los 76 no escolarizados se encontró un 5,3% con declinación cognitiva, entre los 265 con baja y media escolarización, 4,9%; entre los de nivel superior (9) no se encontró. Los menores promedios encontrados respondieron a los dominios memoria y atención. El 4,9% (17) de los ancianos podría estar desarrollando déficit cognitivo.
Assuntos
Cognição , Idoso , Saúde Mental , Saúde da FamíliaRESUMO
UNLABELLED: The objective of this descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study was to evaluate the cognition of elderly individuals. The sample consisted of 350 people aged > 60 years. INSTRUMENTS: sociodemographic and health questionnaire and MEEM. The sample contained 60.0% women, mean age of 70.3 years, 54.0% had an incomplete primary education, 61.1% were married and the mean income was 1.54 minimum salaries (MS). Of the participants, 38.6% perceived their current health state as regular; 49.4% considered it to be the same as the last year; 37.4% believed that they were better than people of the same age. MEEM: among the 76 individuals without education, it was found that 5.3% presented cognitive decline, in the 265 participants with low and medium education 4.9%, among those with superior education (9) no cognitive decline was identified. The lowest means found referred to the memory and attention domains. It was also found that 4.9% (17) of the elderly may be developing cognitive impairment.
