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. 2023 Dec 4:17:e20230035.
doi: 10.1590/1980-5764-DN-2023-0035. eCollection 2023.

The presence of depressive symptoms and cognitive performance among older individuals with and without self-reported chronic diseases

Thaís Bento Lima da Silva  1   2 , Tiago Nascimento Ordonez  1 , Guilherme Alves da Silva  1 , Maria Antônia Antunes de Souza  1 , Sabrina Aparecida da Silva  1 , Gabriela Dos Santos  1 , Beatriz Aparecida Ozello Gutierrez  1 , Ana Paula Bagli Moreira  1 , Laydiane Alves Costa  1 , Luiz Carlos de Moraes  3 , Patrícia Prata Lessa  3 , Neide Pereira Cardoso  3 , Mitsuru Sakaguchi  3 , Henrique Salmazo da Silva  4 , Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki  2
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The presence of depressive symptoms and cognitive performance among older individuals with and without self-reported chronic diseases

Thaís Bento Lima da Silva et al. Dement Neuropsychol. .

Abstract
in English, Portuguese

Dementias secondary to cardiovascular diseases are the second cause of neurogenerative diseases. These conditions can be prevented by controlling risk factors, and it is necessary to observe the relationship between chronic diseases.

Objective: to know the influence of chronic non-communicable diseases on cognition and depressive symptoms in the elderly, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: 578 older adults were evaluated using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Brazilian Telephone version of the Mini Mental State Examination (Braztel-MMSE), the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) and an open questionnaire related to NCDs.

Results: the association of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) with age, depressive symptoms and schooling was confirmed.

Conclusion: no association with cognitive decline was evident due to the relationship of high schooling of participants and control of NCDs.

As demências secundárias às doenças cardiovasculares são a segunda causa de doenças neurodegenerativas. Essas condições podem ser prevenidas pelo controle de fatores de risco, sendo necessário observar a relação entre doenças crônicas.

Objetivo: Conhecer a influência das doenças crônicas não transmissíveis (DCNT) na cognição e nos sintomas depressivos em pessoas idosas, em meio à pandemia da COVID-19.

Métodos: Foram avaliados 578 idosos utilizando um questionário sociodemográfico, o Brazilian telephone version of the Mini Mental State Examination (Braztel-MMSE), a Escala de Depressão Geriátrica (GDS-15) e um questionário aberto relacionado às DCNT.

Resultados: Foi confirmada a associação das DCNT crônicas com idade, sintomas depressivos e escolaridade.

Conclusão: Nenhuma associação com declínio cognitivo foi evidente em razão da relação da alta escolaridade dos participantes com o controle das DCNT.

Keywords: Aged; COVID-19; Chronic Disease; Cognition; Depression.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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