Citation

Leite MT, Hildebrandt LM, Kirchner RM, Winck MT, da Silva LA, Franco GP. Rev. Gaucha Enferm. 2012; 33(4): 64-71.

Vernacular Title

Estado cognitivo e condições de saúde de idosos que participam de grupos de convivência.

Affiliation

Departamento de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria/Centro de Educação Superior do Norte do Rio Grande do Sul (UFSM/CESNORS), Palmeira das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. tambaraleite@yahoo.com.br

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande e do Sul)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23596918

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to identify the cognitive and health conditions of elderly participants in community center groups in a northern city in Rio Grande do Sul. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional research, performed with 85 elderly participants attending community center groups. Two instruments were used for data collection. One instrument gathered sociodemographic data and included the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). Descriptive statistics were used in data analysis. Results indicated a female predominance 79 (92.9%), with 52 participants within the age bracket 60-69 years (61.2%); 46 were widowed (54.1%), 45 had four to seven years of formal education (52.9%) and 53 were living with companions (62.4%). Hypertension and varicose veins, in addition to fall events 34 (40%) stood out among the diseases/conditions determined to affect participants in this study. The MMSE demonstrated that 20 (23.6%) of the elderly people presented with cognitive decline. Results point out the need for guided interventions to maintain functional capacity and autonomy in the elderly.

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