Abstract
IntroductionDiagnosing neurocognitive disorders is challenging in low-educated individuals.ObjectiveTo report normative data for the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) and to assess the association of age and education with performance on the BCSB in 240 community-dwelling elderly from Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo city.MethodsThe inclusion criteria were scoring above the education-adjusted cut-off points on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and below six points on the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS).ResultsAge was associated with performance on the Naming, Incidental Memory, Verbal Fluency, Clock Drawing Test, Delayed Recall and Recognition subtests. Education was associated with performance on Naming, Recognition, Verbal Fluency and the Clock Drawing Test.ConclusionThe normative values reported are relevant for diagnosing neurocognitive disorders in low-educated elderly.
Highlights
Diagnosing neurocognitive disorders is challenging in low-educated individuals
The objective of this study was to determine the influence of age and education on Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB) performance and produce normative data stratified by these factors based on a database of Brazilian elderly participants, without signs of dementia or depression, from a community in Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo city
The objective of the present study was to assess the influence of age and education on the BCSB in community-dwelling elderly and to produce normative data for the battery
Summary
Diagnosing neurocognitive disorders is challenging in low-educated individuals. Results: Age was associated with performance on the Naming, Incidental Memory, Verbal Fluency, Clock Drawing Test, Delayed Recall and Recognition subtests. Education was associated with performance on Naming, Recognition, Verbal Fluency and the Clock Drawing Test. Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Gerontologia (NEPEG), Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo (EACH-USP), São Paulo SP – Brasil. Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André SP – Brazil. 3Grupo de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento (GNCC), Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo SP – Brazil. 4Programa de Pós-graduação em Gerontologia, Faculdades de Ciências Médicas, da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas SP – Brazil
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