Selective attention and cognitive decline in institutionalized elderly

dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Rute
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorEspirito-Santo, Helena
dc.contributor.authorMoitinho, Sara
dc.contributor.authorVigário, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorPena, Inês
dc.contributor.authorMatreno, Joana
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Fátima
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Eliana
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Diana
dc.contributor.authorCosta, André
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Ana Raquel
dc.contributor.authorPimentel, Ana Sofia
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Vitor
dc.contributor.authorNascimento, Tirsa
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Marlene
dc.contributor.authorTomaz, Marisa
dc.contributor.authorCaldas, Luisa
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Libânia
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorGuadalupe, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorLemos, Laura
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, Fernanda
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-13T21:00:05Z
dc.date.available2014-01-13T21:00:05Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractIntroduction When cognitive decline (CD) is present, attention is one of the impaired mental functions. CD is also associated with anxious/depressive symptoms and with some demographic variables, particularly, age. Objectives Investigate the associations between selective attention (Stroop Test: Stroop_Word, Stroop_Color, Difference between Stroop_Word and Stroop_Color, Stroop Ratio_Word, Stroop Ratio_Color and Difference between Stroop Ratio_Word and Stroop Ratio_ Color) and CD (Montreal Cognitive Assessment/MoCA) in institutionalized elders; explore the predictive value of Stroop variables for CD, controlling anxious/depressive symptoms and sociodemographic variables. Methods 140 institutionalized elders (mean age, M =78.4, SD =7.48, range =60-97) voluntarily answered to sociodemographic questions, the MoCA, the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory/GAI, the Geriatric Depression Scale/GDS and Stroop test. Results 73 elders (52, 1%) had CD. Dichotomized MoCA was associated with Stroop_Word, Stroop_Color, Stroop Ratio_Word, Stroop Ratio_Color, GDS and the sociodemographic variable schooling × profession. Age and education were not tested, since MoCA was stratified according to those variables. GDS, Stroop Ratio_Word and Stroop Ratio_Color showed to predict CD. Conclusions There was an association between Stroop_Word, Stroop_Color, Stroop Ratio_Word and Stroop Ratio_Color and CD, confirming that selective attention is smaller when the elderly reveal CD. GDS and CD were, also, associated. However, there was no association between MoCA dichotomized and differences between the correct answers (Stroop_Word and Stroop_Color) and Ratios (Stroop Ratio_Word and Stroop Ratio_Color). Selective attention and depressive symptoms predicted CD. It would be important to intervene through cognitive rehabilitation with the elders to improve their attention.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartamento de Investigação & Desenvolvimentopt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAlmeida, R., Marques, M., Espirito-Santo, H., Moitinho, S., Vigário, V., Pena, I. T. … Daniel, F. (2013). Selective attention and cognitive decline in institutionalized elderly. European Psychiatry, 28(Supl. 1), 1. doi:10.1016/S0924-9338(13)76308-9pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.ismt.pt/xmlui/handle/123456789/336
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherEuropean Psychiatric Associationpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.europsy-journal.com/article/S0924-9338(13)76308-9/abstractpt_PT
dc.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
dc.subjectAtenção seletiva - Selective attentionpt_PT
dc.subjectComprometimento cognitivo - Cognitiva impairmentpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvelhecimento - Agingpt_PT
dc.subjectInstitucionalização - Institutionalizationpt_PT
dc.subjectAvaliação Cognitiva de Montreal - Montreal Cognitive Assessmentpt_PT
dc.subjectTeste Stroop - Stroop testpt_PT
dc.titleSelective attention and cognitive decline in institutionalized elderlypt_PT
dc.typeconferenceObjectpt_PT
degois.publication.firstPage1pt_PT
degois.publication.locationNice, Françapt_PT
degois.publication.titleEuropean Psychiatrypt_PT
degois.publication.volume28pt_PT
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