Prevalence of cognitive and functional impairment in community-dwelling elderly: Importance of evaluating activities of daily living

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-212

  Laks, Jerson ^a,b,f   Batista, Elienai Maria Rubim ^c   Guilherme, Elza Rocha Lima ^d   Contino, Ana Lúcia Barros ^d   Faria, Maria Eliete Vieira ^e   Rodrigues, Claudia Soares ^a   De Paula, Estevão ^a   Engelhardt, Eliasz ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^d Mental Health Program   (Brazil)

^e Municipal Secretary of Health ^*  (Brazil)

^f UFRJ ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Epidemiology; Functional status; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 20644458347     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2005000200003     Document Type: Article

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