Gait speed and cognitive score in elderly users of the primary care service

MH Lenardt, JAV Sousa, CRB Grden… - Revista brasileira de …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
MH Lenardt, JAV Sousa, CRB Grden, SE Betiolli, NHK Carneiro, DKMN Ribeiro
Revista brasileira de enfermagem, 2015SciELO Brasil
Objective: to investigate the association between gait speed and the cognitive score of
elderly patients enrolled in a Basic Health Unit. Method: a quantitative cross-sectional study
with 203 elderly, a sample calculated based on the estimated population proportion. Data
were collected using a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, gait speed test (GS)
and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results: the illiterate patients had a mean
MMSE= 19.33 (±3.7) and GS= 0.76 m/s (±0.3); those with low/medium education had a …
Abstract
Objective: to investigate the association between gait speed and the cognitive score of elderly patients enrolled in a Basic Health Unit. Method: a quantitative cross-sectional study with 203 elderly, a sample calculated based on the estimated population proportion. Data were collected using a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, gait speed test (GS) and the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Results: the illiterate patients had a mean MMSE= 19.33 (±3.7) and GS= 0.76 m/s (±0.3); those with low/medium education had a MMSE= 25.43 (±2.8) and GS= 0.92 m/s (±0.2); and the elderly with higher education had a MMSE= 27.33 (±2.9) and GS= 1.12 m/s (±0.3). There was a weak correlation (R2= 0.0354) between gait speed and cognitive score, with statistical significance (Prob> F= 0.0072) and a positive linear trend. Conclusion: the better cognitive score the higher the gait speed; the illiterate elderly were those with lower gait speed, thereby indicating a poorer physical performance.
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