Cognitive decline, depression and frailty in the elderly: incidence and relations

• Autor(a) principal: Torqueti, Aléxia Ximenes
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Soares, Edvaldo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Kairós (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/44638
• topic: Ancianos; Trastornos cognitivos; Depresión; Fragilidad; Prevalencia.; Elderly; Cognitive disorders; Depression; Frailty; Prevalence.; Idoso; Transtornos cognitivos; Depressão; Fragilidade; Prevalência.

The objective of the research was to verify the incidence of cognitive decline, depression and frailty in a sample composed of institutionalized elderly people and elderly residents in the community and, from this, to identify correlations between these variables. The study subjects were 33 elderly people living in two Long-term Institutions for Elderly People (LIEP) and the elderly of the community that were attended at the Center for Education and Health Studies, city of Marília, SP. In order to collect data on cognitive decline, the Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) and CDR were used; GDS-30 to identify incidence of depression and EFS for frailty. For the correlation analysis between the variables, the Pearson correlation coefficient and Spearmann correlation coefficient were used due to theoretical restriction. Institutionalized elderly individuals were more vulnerable in relation to all analyzed variables. Depression is positively correlated to frailty and cognitive ability. Fragility positively influences cognitive ability. The results of the analysis indicated a negative regular correlation between MMSE and CDR. The identification of risk factors related to cognitive decline and dementias; to depression and frailty, as well as the relations between these factors are fundamental for the establishment of preventive and therapeutic strategies.Keywords: Elderly; Cognitive disorders; Depression; Frailty; Prevalence.