Results: 39

Cognitive complaints in older adults in primary care and associated factors

Dement. neuropsychol; 17 (), 2023
ABSTRACT. Cognitive complaints are common in older people. They can progress into a more severe cognitive decline and then deterioration of quality of life. They are associated with several factors. Objective: This study aimed to determine the factors associated with cognitive complaints in older adults...

Effect of aerobic exercise training on EEG: event-related potential and neuropsychological functions in depressed elderly with mild cognitive impairment

Dement. neuropsychol; 17 (), 2023
ABSTRACT. Increased depressive severity has been linked to neurocognitive impairment. Aerobic exercise (AE) is an efficient technique for improving cognitive function. However, studies indicating the importance of AE to neurophysiological and neuropsychological functions in the depressed elderly using ev...

Cognitive performance, burden and stress in aged caregivers of older adults with and without cognitive impairment

Dement. neuropsychol; 17 (), 2023
ABSTRACT. There is an increasing number of aged people who provide care for other older people. Commonly existing burden and stress can change the forms of cognitive performance depending on the context of the aged caregivers. Objective: To compare the cognitive performance, burden and stress of aged ca...

Análise de uma amostra de processos de Curatela de idosos com síndromes demenciais da Comarca de Belo Horizonte e proposta de um modelo de relatórios médico
Analysis of a sample of Guardianship processes for elderly people with dementia syndromes in the District of Belo Horizonte and proposal of a medical reporting model

Introdução: as síndromes demenciais são condições crônicas de saúde que levam a importante declínio cognitivo e prejuízo funcional, especialmente para as atividades de vida diárias e atos da vida civil. O relatório médico visa nortear e auxiliar a decisão judicial e pode identificar a exten...

Associação dos parâmetros clínicos de sarcopenia e comprometimento cognitivo em pessoas idosas: estudo transversal

Resumo Objetivo Associar os parâmetros clínicos de sarcopenia com o comprometimento cognitivo em pessoas idosas. Método Estudo transversal, com 263 idosos (≥60 anos) usuários de um serviço público de atenção especializada. Variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas caracterizaram...

Normative data for highly educated older adults in phonemic and semantic fluency tests

Dement. neuropsychol; 17 (), 2023
ABSTRACT. Verbal fluency tests are common instruments used in neuropsychological evaluation and screening for cognitive decline. Different studies have suggested normative data for these tests, but new studies that focus on different educational backgrounds are important due to the heterogeneity of the B...

Falling of older adults with cognitive impairment: a new home environment evaluation chart and a preliminary examination in the Wakuya Project

Dement. neuropsychol; 17 (), 2023
ABSTRACT. It is important to evaluate the home environment because most fractures in older adults are caused by falls indoors. However, previous studies have not separated individual abilities from environments. Also, the interrelationship between falls, cognitive function, and home environments has not ...

La presbiacusia y su relación con el deterioro cognitivo en el adulto mayor

Rev. cientif. cienc. Med; 26 (2), 2023
Este análisis exhaustivo aborda la presbiacusia, una pérdida auditiva vinculada al envejecimiento, y su estrecha relación con el deterioro cognitivo en adultos mayores. Siguiendo el protocolo PRISMA, se seleccionaron cuidadosamente 26 estudios recientes para explorar los c...

Three verbal fluency tasks: Normative data and convergent validity in Argentines over 50 years

Dement. neuropsychol; 16 (4), 2022
ABSTRACT Verbal fluency tasks are frequently used in neuropsychological assessment, standing out for their easy application and good sensitivity to early cognitive impairment. However, in Argentina, the availability of updated norms is limited, especially for the action fluency variant. There is also lit...