Features associated with cognitive impairment and dementia in a community-based sample of illiterate elderly aged 75+ years: The Pietà study

ABSTRACT A higher level of educational attainment constitutes a protective factor against cognitive decline in the elderly. Nevertheless, the elements underpinning this association are yet not fully understood. Objective: The primary aim of this study was to compare cognitively impaired illiterate e...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guimarães,Henrique Cerqueira (author)
Other Authors: Cascardo,Jorge Luiz (author), Beato,Rogério Gomes (author), Barbosa,Maira Tonidandel (author), Machado,Thais Helena (author), Almeida,Mariana Alves de (author), Ritter,Simone Rios Fonseca (author), Borges,Karina Braga Gomes (author), Teixeira,Antonio Lucio (author), Caramelli,Paulo (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
aging
cognitive impairment
dementia
elderly
illiteracy
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000200126
Country:Brazil
Oai:oai:scielo:S1980-57642014000200126

Internet

http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642014000200126

Similar Items