Prevalencia del deterioro cognitivo en adultos mayores en un hospicio de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly is a state in which the individual loses his capacities of reasoning, understanding and memory, without meeting criteria to classify him as dementia. People who suffer fromthis pathology, have problems of coexistence in the family nucleus, which leads them to decrease their quality of life. Cognitive Impairment is the loss of cognitive functions, specifically memory, attention, and processing of information given in the older adult. The study is performed at the "Heart of Jesus" Hospice. Objective:To determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults in a hospice in the city of Guayaquil. Materials and Methods: Population: 384 older adults. Quantitative, prospective, cross-sectional study. Indirect observation was applied to the statisticalreview of cases of diagnosed cognitive impairment. Results:127 cases of older adults, identified: that 22% are between 86 and 90 years ofage; 74% are female and 26% are male; 24% of this population presents Congenital deterioration; 25% Moderate cognitive impairment; 29% significant cognitive impairment; 46% severe cognitive impairment. Conclusions:Severe cognitive deterioration prevails in older adults admitted to the Hospice Corazon de Jesus.