Abstract
ABSTRACTMild cognitive decline is a feared aspect of aging associated with frailty experienced by individuals.Objective:To determine the number of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI); to determine the relationship of sociodemographic and clinical variables by group of individuals with or without MCI and to determine the relationship between MCI assessed by 6CIT and the cognitive domains assessed by the MoCA.Methods:A correlational study was conducted of 44 elderly individuals attending a day-care center or residing in a care home, with an average age of 88.9 ± 8.8 years who answered a structured interview collecting sociodemographic and clinical data.Results:The elderly living at home had higher average body mass index and number of pathologies than those living in an institution for the elderly (p < 0.01). 63.6% of the elderly did not have MCI, and no differences were found between residential settings. The comparison between 6CIT and MoCA yielded differences in the general domain and in visual, attention, abstraction and, orientation subdomains.Conclusion:Cognitive stimulation interventions should be optimized according to the residential setting at the level of comorbidities and nutrition.
Highlights
Mild cognitive decline is a feared aspect of aging associated with frailty experienced by individuals
The objectives of this study were to determine the number of older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) residing in a care facility for the elderly and at home; to determine the relationship of the variables age, number of medications, number of pathologies, dependency index, BMI and number of depressive symptoms by group of individuals according to the presence or absence of MCI and to determine the relationship between MCI assessed by 6CIT and the Cognitive Domains evaluated by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
The results described below show: BMI (U = 96,000; p = 0.001); and number of pathologies (U = 154,000; P = 0.039)
Summary
Mild cognitive decline is a feared aspect of aging associated with frailty experienced by individuals. Objective: To determine the number of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI); to determine the relationship of sociodemographic and clinical variables by group of individuals with or without MCI and to determine the relationship between MCI assessed by 6CIT and the cognitive domains assessed by the MoCA. Objetivo: Determinar o número de idosos com comprometimento neurocognitivo leve; determinar a relação das variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas por grupo de indivíduos com ou sem comprometimento neurocognitivo leve e determinar a relação entre o comprometimento neurocognitivo leve avaliado pelo 6CIT e os domínios cognitivos avaliados pelo MoCA. Chronic diseases may compromise the functional capacity of the elderly, accelerating the process of frailty syndrome.[1] Frailty is assumed to be a dynamic process that leads to a spiral of decline in various functional domains and exacerbates the risk of geriatric syndromes.[2] Frailty is more prevalent with increasing age and may confer
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