title: [Sleep, fragility and cognition: a multicenter study with Brazilian elderly].
abstract: This study aimed to analyze the joint influence of background variables (age, gender, and income), weakness and sleep disorders on cognition in elderly community residents. This is an excerpt from the multicenter project Frailty in Elderly Brazilians (FIBER). We evaluated 878 patients, using socio demographic questionnaire, questions about sleep disorders (Nottingham Health Profile); issues nap (Minnesota Leisure Activity Questionnaire) and MMSE (cognitive screening). The Mann Whitney and Kruskal Wallis test and regression analysis were used univariate and multivariate data analysis, with a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). The results showed that elderly patients with lower MMSE scores were those with lower family income, female and older. Health professionals can develop preventive actions in relation to cognition, thus maintaining the autonomy and independence in daily activities of the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Curso de Ciências da Saúde (Doutoranda). Campinas-SP, Brasil. arieneangelini@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Ariene Angelini
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Thalyta Cristina dos Santos
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Mansano-Schlosser
authors.forename: Maria Filomena
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ceolim
authors.forename: Sofia Cristina
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: lost Pavarini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*