Abstract

ANGAMARCA COELLO, Daniela Elizabeth; DOMINGUEZ VILLIZHANAY, Juan Diego; GONZALEZ ORTEGA, Álvaro  and  MUNOZ PALOMEQUE, Danilo Gustavo. Eficácia do mini mental e PFEIFFER (SPMSQ) para detectar deterioração cognitiva em mais de 65 anos. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2020, vol.3, n.9, pp.149-157. ISSN 2664-3243.

Abstract Introduction: Cognitive impairment (CD) is an increasingly frequent problem, and it is often not diagnosed, because it prevents early therapy, later hindering the quality of life of those who suffer from it. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of the Mini Mental and PFEIFFER questionnaires (SPMSQ) to detect the existence of cognitive impairment in people over 65 years of age. Method: analytical cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of the elderly from the Macas geriatric center. The diagnostic utility was evaluated by calculating the area under the ROC curve (AUC), for the calculation of the sensitivity (S), specificity (E) values, the most significant cut-off points were taken and both tests were compared to determine DC. Results: 53% of the patients were male and the average was 82 years old. 50% presented symptoms of CD with at least one positive questionnaire; 58% were positive with Pfeiffer and 91% with Mini mental. Finally, the sensitivity and specificity values of the mini mental were 91% and 100% respectively and the AUC was 1 while Pfeiffer obtained an S and E of 100% and AUC of 0.9, proving the latter to be more effective for the diagnosis of DC. Conclusion: it was determined that the Pfeiffer test was more effective than the Mini mental for the diagnosis of CD; Furthermore, age and level of education are factors most associated with this pathology.

Keywords : Efficacy; mini mental; Pfeiffer; cognitive impairment;; older adult.

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