Perfil neuropsicológico de idosos com e sem depressão maior

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Ano de defesa: 2015
Autor(a) principal: Beckert , Michele lattes
Orientador(a): Silva Filho , Irênio Gomes da
Banca de defesa: Não Informado pela instituição
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
Idioma: por
Instituição de defesa: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gerontologia Biomédica
Departamento: Faculdade de Medicina
País: Brasil
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Link de acesso: http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/6402
Resumo: Depression, along with cognitive disorders, has been a concern among mental health services due to the high injury rate in functionality and quality of life of this population. However, still remains open understanding of cognitive changes due to depression and difficult differential diagnosis with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). It is known that the performance on cognitive tests are strongly influenced by education, however, few studies have been conducted on very low education populations. Objective: To evaluate the performance Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R) and his cognitive domains in low schooling elderly, without dementia, and compare those with a diagnosis of Major Current Depression Episode (MCDE) with those without depression.Method: analytical, retrospective cross-sectional study using the medical records of patients treated at the Brain Aging Clinic (BAC) of the Hospital São Lucas. It included 116 individuals with low education (<8 years of study) and aged between 60 and 84 years (69.6 ± 6.7) with MCDE (N = 41) and controls (N = 75). Results: When comparing the means of ACE-R, MMSE and from the five cognitive domains, between the control group and the group with MCDE, there was no significant difference. There was no difference between groups when analyzed separately the results of the clock drawing test, the categorical and phonological verbal fluency and naming test. Discussion: Unlike what happens with the more educated elderly, depressive symptoms do not change the values of the tests performed on ACE-R of older people with low education.