EVALUATION OF COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN OLDER ADULT RESIDENTS OF A RURAL AREA

Authors

  • Juliana Bessa Martins
  • Celmira Lange
  • Marcos Aurélio Matos Lemões
  • Patrícia Mirapalheta Pereira de Llano
  • Fernanda dos Santos
  • Janaína Amorim de Avila

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.48943

Keywords:

Aging, Older adult health, Cognition, Nursing. Primary healthcare.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to describe the cognitive performance of older adults living in a rural area.This was a descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study, with older adults, aged 60 or more, living in the rural area of a municipality in the south of Brazil, which took place between July and October 2014. The study sample was 806 older adults.The majority of the older adults participants were aged 60-69 years, with 4-7 years of schooling and 450 (55.83%) were female.The mean in the Mini-Mental State Examination was 23.59, standard deviation 5.21. The men presented a higher mean in this scale than the women (p<0.001). Differences in the mean for age were not significant (p=0.8). These results may serve to support health professionals and managers in the creation of cognitive decline prevention strategies.

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Published

2016-10-20

How to Cite

Martins, J. B., Lange, C., Lemões, M. A. M., de Llano, P. M. P., dos Santos, F., & de Avila, J. A. (2016). EVALUATION OF COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN OLDER ADULT RESIDENTS OF A RURAL AREA. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i3.48943

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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