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Vol. 37. Issue 4.
Pages 210-215 (January 2002)
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Vol. 37. Issue 4.
Pages 210-215 (January 2002)
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Deterioro funcional del paciente con demencia: influencia del grado de deterioro cognitivo, la comorbilidad física y las alteraciones neuropsiquiátricas
Functional impairment of the patient with dementia: influence of cognitive impairment, physical comorbidity and neuropsychiatric symptoms
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Correspondencia: Centro Psicogeriátrico «San Francisco Javier». Avenida Villava, 53. 31015 Pamplona
, A. Goñi Sarriés**, A.R. Gómez Martínez***
* Psiquiatra. Centro Psicogeriátrico «San Francisco Javier»
** Psicóloga. Centro Psicogeriátrico «San Francisco Javier»
*** DUE. Centro Psicogeriátrico «San Francisco Javier»
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Objetivo

Analizar la influencia en el deterioro funcional del paciente con demencia del grado de deterioro cognitivo, la comorbilidad física y las alteraciones neuropsiquiátricas.

Material y Método

Se estudiaron 144 pacientes con demencia que fueron evaluados para su ingreso en un Centro de Día Psicogeriátrico. Se registraron variables sociodemográficas y clínicas, incluyendo en éstas últimas el deterioro cognitivo (MEC), la comorbilidad física (Escala de Burvill) y alteraciones neuropsiquiátricas (INP).

Resultados

La capacidad funcional se relacionaba con el grado de deterioro cognitivo, con el tipo de demencia y con la presencia de alucinaciones, de apatía y de depresión, explicando estas variables el 25% de la variabilidad en la capacidad funcional (R2= 0,25; F= 9,38; p= 0,0000). Así, una menor capacidad funcional se relacionaba con un mayor deterioro cognitivo, con la demencia no Alzheimer y con la presencia de alucinaciones y apatía. Por el contrario, la demencia tipo Alzheimer y la depresión se relacionaban con una mayor capacidad funcional. Por otra parte, la edad del paciente, la duración de la demencia y la comorbilidad física no se relacionaban con la capacidad funcional.

Conclusión

La capacidad funcional de los pacientes con demencia empeora con la intensidad del deterioro cognitivo, en la demencia no Alzheimer y con la presencia de alucinaciones y apatía.

Palabras clave:
Capacidad funcional
Deterioro cognitivo
Conducta
Demencia
Summary
Aim

to analyze the influence of cognitive impairment, physical comorbidity and behaviors disorders in functional impairment.

Methods

144 patients with dementia who were evaluated to enter in a Psychogeriatric Day Center were studied. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were recorded and the following tools were used for the clinical variables: MEC (cognitive impairment), Burvill Scale (physical comorbidity) and the INP (neuropsychiatric symptoms).

Results

the functional status was associated with cognitive impairment, with the type of dementia and with the presence of hallucinations, apathy and depression. These variables explained 25% of the variability of the functional status (R2 = 0.25; F = 9.38; p = 0.0000). So a lower degree of functional status was related to higher cognitive impairment, to non-Alzheimer’s disease and to the presence of hallucinations and apathy. On the other hand, Alzheimer’s disease and depression were related to higher functional status. However, no correlation was found among the functional status and the physical health, the age of the patient and the duration of the disease.

Conclusions

the functional status of the patients with dementia gets worse as the cognitive impairment intensifies, in the non-Alzheimer’s disease and with the presence of hallucinations and apathy.

Key words:
Functional status
Cognitive impairment
Behavior
Dementia
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