| Journal: | Revista de psiquiatria clinica |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000376599 |
| ISSN: | 0101-6083 |
| Authors: | Silva, Lais Dos Santos Vinholi e1 Silva, Thais Bento Lima da2 Falcao, Deusivania Vieira da Silva1 Batistoni, Samila Satler Tavares1 Lopes, Andrea1 Cachioni, Meire1 Neri, Anita Liberalesso3 Yassuda, Monica Sanches1 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de Sao Paulo, Escola de Artes, Ciencias e Humanidades, Sao Paulo. Brasil 2Universidade de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Sao Paulo. Brasil 3Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Volumen: | 41 |
| Number: | 3 |
| Pages: | 67-71 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | Memory complaints are quite common among the elderly; yet, the clinical relevance of these complaints to diagnose cognitive decline is debatable, since several different factors could be associated with them. Objective The present paper examined the correlations between memory complaints, depressive symptoms and cognitive performance in a group of 301 elderly individuals who lived in the district of Ermelino Matarazzo, São Paulo, and who participated in the population-based survey entitled Profiles of Frailty in Elderly Brazilians by the FIBRA Network. Methods Cognitive performance was assessed with the memorization test involving 10 common pictures, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Verbal Fluency (VF) test, and the Clock Drawing Test, which comprise the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB). Memory complaints were assessed with the Memory Complaint Questionnaire (MAC-Q), and depressive symptoms with the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Results Female participants had higher rates of memory complaints when compared to male participants (p = 0.013). Subjects with less years of schooling had more severe memory complaints and poorer cognitive performance than those with more years of schooling (p < 0.003). The presence of depressive symptoms was associated with poorer memory assessment scores (r = 0.39, p < 0.001). Discussion Memory complaints were correlated with sex, schooling and depressive symptoms among elderly individuals residing in the community. No correlation was found between complaints and cognitive performance |
| Disciplines: | Medicina |
| Keyword: | Geriatría, Psiquiatría, Ancianos, Desempeño cognoscitivo, Memoria, Depresión |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Geriatrics, Psychiatry, Aged, Cognitive performance, Memory, Depression |
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