Open AccessCOGNITIVE ASSESSMENT OF ADULTS AND ELDERLY IN RECIFE-PE
Author(s) -
Talita Gabriele de Queiroz Plácido,
Pedro Rocha Filho,
Mário Silva Júnior
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1980-5764.rpda056
Subject(s) - montreal cognitive assessment , correlation , cognition , spearman's rank correlation coefficient , formal education , population , medicine , gerontology , positive correlation , mini–mental state examination , psychology , cognitive impairment , demography , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics , sociology , pedagogy , geometry , environmental health
Background: Currently, the influence of schooling on the assessment parameters of cognitive tests is under debate. Objectives: Evaluate the performance of possessors in the MMSE (Mini-mental State Examination) and MoCA (Montreal Cognitive Assessment), evaluating the influence of education on the performance of the participants. Methods: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive study with 33 participants without cognitive complaints. These were people aged 40 years or more, and at least four years of schooling. Data were formed in SPSS (v.23), using Spearman’s correlation coefficient (CS). Results: The population is predominantly composed of women (87.8%), with a mean age of 58 years (SD = ± 9.5), and education of 11.7 years (SD = ± 4.2 years). The median performance on the MMSE was 25 points (95%CI = 24.5-26.4) and, of these, 75.8% had a value equal to or greater than 24 points. At the same time, the median score in the MoCA was 20 points (95%CI = 18.6-21.7) and 18.2% of those evaluated scored equal to or greater than 26 points. As for the influence of education, there was a correlation for both tools (MMSE: CS = 0.457; p = 0.008; MoCA: CS = 0.556; p = 0.001). Regarding age, there was a correlation with MMSE performance (CS = 0.368; p = 0.035). Conclusion: MoCA and MEEM are correlated with the length of formal education. Thus, it is important to consider this factor when interpreting these scales.