Abstract
Aim: to identify the factors associated with performance in the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) on the part of the elderly attending a specialized outpatient clinic. Method: a cross-sectional study involving a convenience sample, comprising 216 elderly people waiting for consultation at a specialized outpatient clinic, from March to June 2015, with the application of a structured instrument and the MMSE. For analysis purposes, the study made use of Stata version 12 software, and results were considered statistically significant when p<0.05. Results: subjects who were female (54%), married (44%), who lived with their spouse (41%) and had low educational level (70%) characteristics predominated. We identified a significant association between MMSE performance and gender (p=0.001), education (p=0.001), income (p=0.001), home companions (p=0.002) and individual monthly income (p=0.001). Conclusion: early identification of cognitive decline and associated factors enables prevention and/or treatment strategies to be implemented by health professionals, especially nurses.References
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