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ArticleDementia & neuropsychologia

Performance on cognitive tests, instrumental activities of daily living and depressive symptoms of a community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Christina Martins Borges Lima, Heloisa Veiga Dias Alves, Daniel Correa Mograbi, Flávia Furtado Pereira, Jesus Landeira Fernandez, Helenice Charchat-Fichman

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Christina Martins Borges LimaPontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro - Psicologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil.
Heloisa Veiga Dias AlvesPontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro - Psicologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil.
Daniel Correa MograbiPontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro - Psicologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil.
Flávia Furtado PereiraSecretaria Especial de Envelhecimento e Qualidade de Vida - SESQV, Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil.
Jesus Landeira FernandezPontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro - Psicologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil.
Helenice Charchat-FichmanPontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro - Psicologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil.

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objectiveTo describe the performance on basic cognitive tasks, instrumental activities of daily living, and depressive symptoms of a community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) who participated in multiple physical, social, and cognitive activities at government-run community centers.

methodsA total of 264 educated older adults (> 60 years of age of both genders) were evaluated by the Brief Cognitive Screening Battery (BCSB), Lawton's and Pfeffer's activities of daily living indexes, and the Geriatric Depressive Scale (GDS).

resultsThe mean age of the sample was 75.7 years. The participants had a mean of 9.3 years of formal education. With the exception of the Clock Drawing Test (CDT), mean scores on the cognitive tests were consistent with the values in the literature. Only 6.4% of the sample had some kind of dependence for activities of daily living. The results of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) indicated mild symptoms of depression in 16.8% of the sample.

conclusionThis study provided important demographic, cognitive, and functional characteristics of a specific community-based sample of elderly adults in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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agingBrief Cognitive Screening Batterycognitionelderlyneuropsychological tests

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