title: [Cognitive profile of elderly residents in Long-stay Institutions of Brasilia-DF].
abstract: Aging exposes the individuals to a number of limitations, such as the physical, nutritional and cognitive, which can cause them to hospitalization in long-stay institutions. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate to evaluate the cognitive profile of elderly institutionalized through three instruments. Sixty institutionalized elderly people in long-stay institutions underwent assessment through the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Trail Making Test and the Clinical Dementia Rating. It was found that the percentage of seniors with cognitive impairment by the MMSE was 30% of the sample, being more prevalent in women (36.2% of cognitive loss) compared to men (7.7% of cognitive loss). There was no consistency between the results obtained by the MMSE with the other instruments tested.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Faculdades Integradas Promove de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luzia Sousa
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Curso de Enfermagem, Faculdades Integradas Promove de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria do Socorro Pereira
authors.initials: Mdo S
authors.lastname: Pinho
authors.affiliation: Hospital Regional de Santa Maria, Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Distrito Federal, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Moisés Wesley de Macedo
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Núcleo Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa, Faculdades Integradas Promove de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brasil.
authors.forename: Aparecido Pimentel
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes