Objective: to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the elderly according to cognitive status, and, to associate the cognitive decline with functional disability and depression indicative among the elderly. Methods: this is a quantitative, retrospective and observational study with 92 elderly. The used instruments were: Mini Examination of Mental State; Katz Index; Lawton and Brody Scale and Abbreviated...
Objetivo: descrever as características socioeconômicas dos idosos segundo status cognitivo, e; associar o declínio cognitivo com a incapacidade funcional e o indicativo de depressão entre idosos. Métodos: estudo quantitativo, retrospectivo e observacional com 92 idosos. Foram utilizados os instrumentos: Mini Exame do Estado Mental; Índice de Katz; Escala de Lawton e Brody e Escala de Depressão Geriátrica Abrevi...
Objective: to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the elderly according to cognitive status, and, to associate the cognitive decline with functional disability and depression indicative among the elderly. Methods: this is a quantitative, retrospective and observational study with 92 elderly. The used instruments were: Mini Examination of Mental State; Katz Index; Lawton and Brody Scale and Abbreviated...
The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life of hospitalized elderly patients according to the frailty status. An observational, analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted with 255 elderly patients in a city in the state of Minas Gerais. Fried frailty phenotype, WHOQOL-BREF, WHOQOL-OLD, and a structured instrument were used for socioeconomic and clinical data. Descriptive analysis and ANOVA-F t...