Cambridge Cognitive Examination: performance of healthy elderly Brazilians with low education levels

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Irene De Freitas Henriques Moreira²  Roberto Alves Lourenço²  Claudia Soares¹  Eliasz Engelhardt¹  Jerson Laks² 

[1] ,Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro,Brasil

关键词: Cognition;    Mental Health;    Aged;    Cognição;    Saúde Mental;    Idosos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2009000800013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to estimate the quartile distribution on the cognitive assessment of normal elderly with low education as measured by the Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG). A sample of 292 elderly (> 65 years of age), screened for dementia and depression, were assessed using the CAMCOG. The CAMCOG scores of normal subjects (n = 206) were stratified according to age (65-69, 70-74, 75-79, > 80) and schooling (illiterate, 1-4, and > 5 years of formal education). Mean age was 72.8 (± 3.5) and mean schooling was 3.5 years (± 3). The mean score on the CAMCOG was 71 (± 12.7). The scores at the first quartile for illiterate/1-4 years of schooling were 58/62 (65-69 years), 52/63 (70-74 years), 48/67 (75-79 years) and 46/64 (> 80 years), respectively. There was a significant difference in the CAMCOG quartiles according to education and age. This study provides normative data on the CAMCOG of elderly people with low educational levels which may be clinically useful.

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