Open AccessMentalPlus® as a Tool for Early Detection of Dementias
Author(s) -
P. de Gonzalez Santos,
Daniel Godoy Pinto,
Jussara Alves Celestino,
Marina Cisoto
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.355
Subject(s) - dementia , neurocognitive , cognition , affect (linguistics) , executive functions , audiology , psychology , psychological intervention , rehabilitation , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , disease , physical therapy , communication
The research’s objective is to identify early signs and symptoms of dementia through the MentalPlus® game. Dementias is a Neurocognitive Major Disorder, and as a diagnostic criterion, it is impaired in the areas of intricate attention, executive function, learning, memory, language, perceptomotor or social cognition. Method: MentalPlus® was created for timely evaluation and cognitive rehabilitation, considering the various diseases that cause cognitive dysfunction, such as dementia, heart problems, organic disorders, among others, in addition to surgical interventions and external factors. This instrument used to evaluate postoperative cognitive dysfunctions, which often affect elderly patients, confirms the validity and accessibility of the MentalPlus application. Results: Table 1 shows that the elderly in the group tested had statistically lower education than the control group (p < 0.001). Table 2 shows that for all domains of MentalPlus , on the hits part, the tested elderly group showed statistically lower values than the control group (p < 0.05), except only in the executive function (p = 0.231) and selective attention (p = 0.057), errors were also statistically higher in the elderly tested for almost all domains (p < 0.05), except in short-term memory (p = 0.206) and long-term memory (p = 0.179). At the same time, omissions were statistically higher in the elderly tested for all MP domains (p < 0.05). Conclusion: MentalPlus® identifies early signs of dementia in older people and is useful for the evaluator and the target audience, as it provides reliable data in a considerably short time.