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[P2–462]: DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF THE EXTENDED FUNCTIONAL STUDY (EFE) FOR COMPLEX ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IN PATIENTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (MCI) AND CONTROLS
Author(s) -
Guajardo Maria Elena,
Söderlund Maria Elvira,
Pagotto Vanina,
Seinhart Daniel Bernardo,
Camera Luis,
Labos Edith
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.06.1119
Subject(s) - neurocognitive , activities of daily living , dementia , medicine , cognition , cognitive impairment , prospective cohort study , physical therapy , disease , psychiatry
memory complaints (MAC-Q 25). 17 were excluded from the study. Thus, the final sample consisted of 91 patients (14,28% with spontaneous complaints and 85,72% with inquired complaints). 26,37% were men and 73,63% were women (mean age 67,6 years; mean educational level of 4 for 8 years); 56% are married. 13,18% were alcoholics, 10,99% were smokers and 24,17% reported regular practice of physical activity. Themost common comorbidities were hypertension (69.23%), diabetes mellitus (36.26%), dyslipidemia (24.17%) hypothyroidism (21.97%), anxiety (17.58%) and depression (12,08%). After the neuropsychological tests, 24.2% of the patients were classified as subjective cognitive impairment, 38.5% as non-amnestic MCI, 7.7% as amnestic MCI and 29.7% as dementia. Patients with mild cognitive impairment or suspected dementia were referred to cranial tomography and evaluated individually. Conclusions:Subjective cognitive impairment is a frequent condition in primary care. Mild cognitive impairment and dementia are underdiagnosed. These data may be considered for the establishment of public health policies in underdeveloped countries.