Functional Capacity, Cognitive Impairment and Depression in Elderly Institucionalizated: Possibility of Relation and Correlation

Functional Capacity, Cognitive Impairment and Depression in Elderly Institucionalizated: Possibility of Relation and Correlation

This research was aimed to survey depressive episodes, functional and cognitive decline of an elderly population residing nursing homes (NH) located at Marília, São Paulo, Brazil, and, from statistical analysis, verify the potential correlations between depressive episodes, functional and cognitive...

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Main Authors: Edvaldo Soares, Marcelle de Oliveira Coelho, Sebastião Marcos Ribeiro de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2013-06-01
Series:Kairós Gerontologia
Subjects:
Capacidade Funcional
Capacidade Cognitiva
Depressão
Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/9541

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