COGNITIVE DECLINE: KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICES OF OLDER ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY
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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i3.55372Keywords:
Cognition, Knowledge, attitudes and practice in health, Older adult, Geriatric nursing, Disease prevention.Abstract
Objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices for the prevention of cognitive decline carried out by older adults. Method: a crosssectional
study was carried out with 557 older adults attended at the Family Health Units of a municipality of Mato Grosso from February to May
of 2015. The data were collected through an interview using a structured questionnaire with questions on knowledge, attitudes and practices for
the prevention of cognitive decline based on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice surveys. A bivariate analysis was performed between the variables
knowledge, attitudes and practices for the prevention of cognitive decline, as well as Poisson multiple regression by the forward stepwise method.
Results: 469 (84.2%) of the older adults presented unsatisfactory knowledge; 523 (93.9%) a favorable attitude; and 307 (55.1%) performed practices to
prevent cognitive decline. An association was found between satisfactory knowledge and practices for the prevention of cognitive decline (p=0.027).
Conclusion: These findings provide support for health actions that aim to increase the performance of preventive practices in this population.
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