[Prevalence of cognitive impairment in a high social risk population older then 60 years from Neuquén capital, Argentina].

Introduction: The information that exists on dementia and cognitive impairment is scarce in Argentina, particularly in Patagonia.

Objective And Methods: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of cognitive impairment. A door to door survey was performed to all people over 60 who lived in a high social risk neighborhood in Neuquen city, where geriatric and cognitive variables were evaluated, including Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination, clock test and test set according to the level of instruction.

[Clinical characteristics and geriatric evaluation of elderly patients with pneumonia in a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina].

In order to determine the clinical and geriatric characteristics of elderly adults with pneumonia in a hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a cross-sectional study was carried out in 2010, included 66 patients hospitalized for pneumonia. The mean age of the study subjects was 82, 54.5% of whom were men.

[Taking medicine during pregnancy in females living in Buenos Aires, Argentina].

Objective: Describing how medicine was taken by pregnant females living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during 2008.

Methods: A random sample of females who had delivered during 2008 was surveyed and interviewed regarding pertinent general data, the health care they had received during pregnancy and characteristics concerning their deliveries. Information related to antenatal care included maternal reports concerning the use of medicine during pregnancy; medicine was classified as having low, medium or high risk for the foetus.

[Evaluation of the state intervention project to improve quality of life and reduce the complications associated with aging: "Add health to your years"].

Objective: This paper evaluates the effectiveness of a Public Health program for the elderly based on health promotion and pathologies prevention, in order to avoid complications associated with illnesses and improves the quality of life (QOL) in elderly adults (EA).

Methods: A 12 month intervention studies used 700 EA randomized in 2 groups: intervention and control. Each group was submitted to pre-post intervention measurements that included weight, height, blood pressure (BP), cholesterol, lipids, glycaemia, cardiovascular (infarct, stroke) and bone fractures events, hospitalization, and a QOL survey.