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- Title
Cognição e grau de dependência dos idosos em um centro de atenção ao idoso.
- Authors
Costa Viana da Penha, Elainny Gladys; de Lima Sardinha, Ana Hélia; de Abreu Lima, Rafael; Holanda Lopes, Maria Lúcia; Santos Sales, Maria de Fátima; Silva de Oliveira, Amanda
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the cognition and degree of dependency of the elderly in a care center for the elderly. Methods: This is a retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. Data were collected in April 2018, at Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde do Idoso (Integrated Care for Older People), through General Geriatric Assessment questionnaire, in 174 elderly people. The identification, sociodemographic data, Mini Mental State Examination and Katz index were used. Results: The majority of the elderly were female (63.21%), aged 60-69 years (49.42%), brown (45.97%), up to 4 years of schooling (29.88%), married (49.42%), retired (73.85%) and independent in the activities of daily living (73.56%). Only 26.43% of the elderly were considered dependent and 53.26% had cognitive impairment. Conclusion: Most of the elderly did not have cognitive impairment and were independent in the activities of daily living.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; COGNITION disorders; FUNCTIONAL status; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; COGNITION; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ACTIVITIES of daily living; QUANTITATIVE research; RACE; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; EMPLOYMENT; MARITAL status; ELDER care; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Enfermagem Brasil, 2023, Vol 22, Issue 4, p423
- ISSN
1678-2410
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33233/eb.v22i4.5451