Malásquez-Diaz Rocio, Montalvo-Cabredo Carla, Joo Karla M, La Torre Hellen L, Ibañez Adriana E, Gutierrez Ericson L, Parodi José F, Runzer-Colmenares Fernando M
Research Working Group, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Carrera de Medicina Humana, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Perú.
Universidad San Martín de Porres, Centro de Investigación del Envejecimiento (CIEN) Facultad de Medicina Humana, Lima, Perú.
Sage Open Aging. 2025 Aug 20;11:30495334251366009. doi: 10.1177/30495334251366009. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
To determine the association between depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment in patients over 75 years of age in the High Andean communities of Peru.
A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample consisted of 181 older adults. The Test was used for depression screening (5-item version), and the questionnaire was used for cognitive impairment screening. regression with robust variance was used to determine the association between variables with a 95% confidence level. The analyses were performed using STATA 16.
About 63.54% were female, with an average age of 79.52 ± 4.21 years. About 43.6% showed cognitive impairment, of which 29.8% were mild and 13.26% were moderate. An association was found between depression and cognitive impairment ( < .001; aPR = 4.70, 95% CI [2.25, 9.79]).
There is an association between depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment in older adults from high Andean communities in Peru.
确定秘鲁高安第斯社区75岁以上患者抑郁症状与认知障碍之间的关联。
进行了一项回顾性横断面研究。样本包括181名老年人。使用(5项版本)进行抑郁筛查,使用问卷进行认知障碍筛查。采用稳健方差回归确定变量之间的关联,置信水平为95%。使用STATA 16进行分析。
约63.54%为女性,平均年龄为79.52±4.21岁。约43.6%表现出认知障碍,其中29.8%为轻度,13.26%为中度。发现抑郁与认知障碍之间存在关联(<0.001;aPR = 4.70,95% CI [2.25, 9.79])。
秘鲁高安第斯社区老年人的抑郁症状与认知障碍之间存在关联。