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Gerokomos
versión impresa ISSN 1134-928X
Resumen
CHANDIA REYES, Verónica Alejandra y LUENGO MARTINEZ, Carolina. Relationship between hypertension and diabetes mellitus type 2 with cognitive impairment of older adults. Gerokomos [online]. 2019, vol.30, n.4, pp.172-175. Epub 03-Feb-2020. ISSN 1134-928X.
Objective:
To determine the relationship between hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus with the cognitive deterioration of older adults of a community center in Chile.
Methods:
Cross-sectional correlation study. The sample corresponded to 80 older adults. A data collection questionnaire and the MiniMental State Examination (MMSE) were applied.
Results:
The average score obtained in the MMSE was 25.04 ± 3.84 points. We found statistically significant relationship between scores obtained in the MMSE with the variables age, sex, socioeconomic level, educational level, partner situation and possess diabetes mellitus type 2.
Conclusion:
It is important that the health team can protect the access of healthcare in this age group, favoring the adherence to the controls and treatments, both of noncommunicable diseases, as assessments of the mental state, with derivations Opportune, favoring instances of cognitive stimulation.
Palabras clave : Older adult; cognitive impairment; arterial hypertension; diabetes mellitus.