Cognitive impairment, the Mini‐Mental State Examination and socio‐demographic and dental variables in the elderly in Brazil

摘要: doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2011.00541.x Cognitive impairment, the Mini-Mental State Examination and socio-demographic dental variables in elderly Brazil Background:  Dementia, a syndrome characterised by multiple cognitive impairments, is an increasing medical social problem across world. The (MMSE) instrument most often used evaluation of compromise dementia individuals. It noteworthy that there scarcity works literature on dimensions MMSE its relation to elderly. Objectives:  To evaluate condition MMSE, latter’s individuals Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Material methods:  This cross-sectional descriptive study, whereby 218 users system were evaluated at Sistema Unico de Saude (Brazilian health service) Claros. collection data involved realisation structured interviews clinical dentistry examinations. screening impairment was carried out with Portuguese version MMSE. subjected bivariate analyses. Results:  prevalence found 6.4%. A statistically significant association observed between decline age, marital status use prostheses. An also noted several edentulism (time orientation, attention calculation, final score) prostheses (except evocation memory language). Conclusions:  noticed those who 80 years old or more, not married using more likely manifest impairment. Associations some established, including score,