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- The study aimed to establish baseline cognitive performance data for the Brazilian version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-BR) among cognitively healthy seniors.
- The research involved 110 participants over 65 years old, all with at least four years of education, and revealed an average MoCA-BR score of 23.2, showing a positive correlation between education and cognitive performance while age had a negative correlation.
- The findings suggest that cognitive performance in healthy older adults is mainly affected by their level of education, with age also playing a role but to a lesser extent.
Article Abstract
Aims: To provide normative data for the Brazilian version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-BR) and to measure the effect of sociodemographic variables on the cognitive performance of cognitively healthy elderly people.
Methods: A sample of 110 cognitively healthy individuals, aged over 65 years, with at least 4 years of schooling were recruited from 3 health care centers for the elderly in Recife, Brazil. The cognitive performance was assessed using MoCA-BR.
Results: The average score of these elderly people in the MoCA-BR was 23.2 ± 2.7. Their schooling correlated positively with the cognitive performance, with a Spearman's coefficient of 0.33 (p < 0.001). There was a statistically significant negative correlation between age and the cognitive performance (Spearman's rho = -0.19). The multiple linear regression model with the highest adjusted coefficient of determination was the one that included schooling and age (adjusted R2 = 0.127).
Conclusions: The cognitive performance of healthy elderly was evaluated and was strongly influenced by schooling and, to a lower degree, by age.
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