Abstract
Background: Among the various pathologies that affect the elderly, Heart Failure (HF) stands out. Recently, an attempt has been made to verify the existence of cognitive impairment associated with HF. Objectives: To compare the cognitive performance of elderly people with heart failure with that of age-matched individuals without this pathology. Check the existence of marked impairment in some cognitive functions in the clinical group. Methods: The sample consisted of 78 elderly people, whose inclusion criterion was the presence of [...]
Highlights
With the increasing size of the elderly population worldwide, the concern about the quality of life in the face of aging has been a continual subject of study.[1,2,3] Among the most prevalent pathologies in the elderly, cardiovascular and neurological diseases stand out the most, with Heart Failure (HF) being the number one cause of hospitalizations, morbidity, and mortality, amongst other cardiovascular diseases.[4]It is well-known that HF, described as a progressive disease caused by heart muscle damage, is commonly associated with physical alterations, functional loss, and even emotional alterations, which contribute to the diminishing of one’s quality of life.[5]
Using a significance level of 5.0% and a test power of 80%, with a margin of error of 7%, the sample consisted of 78 elderly people, whose inclusion criteria were the presence of HF and without HF
As significant differences were observed between the sexes in the studied groups (HF and CG), as seen in Table 1, a comparison of performance in each neuropsychological test applied between the sexes of each group was carried out separately
Summary
With the increasing size of the elderly population worldwide, the concern about the quality of life in the face of aging has been a continual subject of study.[1,2,3] Among the most prevalent pathologies in the elderly, cardiovascular and neurological diseases stand out the most, with Heart Failure (HF) being the number one cause of hospitalizations, morbidity, and mortality, amongst other cardiovascular diseases.[4]It is well-known that HF, described as a progressive disease caused by heart muscle damage, is commonly associated with physical alterations, functional loss, and even emotional alterations, which contribute to the diminishing of one’s quality of life.[5]. With the increasing size of the elderly population worldwide, the concern about the quality of life in the face of aging has been a continual subject of study.[1,2,3] Among the most prevalent pathologies in the elderly, cardiovascular and neurological diseases stand out the most, with Heart Failure (HF) being the number one cause of hospitalizations, morbidity, and mortality, amongst other cardiovascular diseases.[4].
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