Long-term survival related to cognitive performance in older adults treated at a tertiary hospital level
Por:
Gutiérrez-Robledo L.M., Villalpando-Berumen J.M., García-Cruz J.C., Reyes-Guerrero J.A., Villa A.R.
Publicada:
1 sep 2009
Categoría:
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Resumen:
Objective: To determine the association between cognitive performance and long-term survival in an elderly Mexican population sample. Methods: In this retrospective, retrolective and observational study elderly subjects were assessed in the Geriatrics Clinic of the Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion "Salvador Zubiran" between January 1994 and August 1999 using a comprehensive geriatric assessment. All 2544 subjects for whom vitality status was known up to September 2002 were included in the analysis. Socio-demographic and health-related information was gathered during the clinical interview, and their emotional and functional status was determined using the Katz, Lawton and GDS scales. Cognition was measured using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), grouping the subjects according to their performance into four groups: normal-high performance, normal-low performance, mild-to-moderate impairment and moderate-to-severe impairment. Vitality status was determined by s
Filiaciones:
Gutiérrez-Robledo L.M.:
Clínica de Geriatría, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México D.F, Mexico
Villalpando-Berumen J.M.:
Instituto de Geriatría, Universidad de Montreal, Canada
García-Cruz J.C.:
Clínica de Geriatría, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México D.F, Mexico
Reyes-Guerrero J.A.:
Clínica de Geriatría, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México D.F, Mexico
Villa A.R.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Salud Publ, Fac Med, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
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