Cognitive Performance in Elderly Adults with Socio-Demographic and Health Data

A sample of 65 elderly participants was assessed using the Mini-Examination of Mental Condition (MEEM) test and interviews on socio-demographic factors and life satisfaction. The research by Pollyanna da Silva de Souza analyzed the relationship between variables like education level, age, and cognitive scores. Results indicated a significant effect of school level on MEEM scores but no significant effect of age.

Use Cases

• Modeling cognitive performance based on education level, as the description notes a significant isolated effect.
• Analyzing associations between reported chronic conditions (e.g., hypertension, arthritis) and self-reported memory impairment.
• Studying correlations between participation in physical activities (e.g., walking, hydrogymnastics) and cognitive health indicators.
• Investigating the relationship between self-reported health condition and objective cognitive test scores.

Strengths

• Includes specific statistical results, such as F=8.703, p<0.000 for the effect of school level on MEEM score.
• Provides detailed prevalence percentages for health conditions among the 65 participants, e.g., 59.3% hypertension, 66.2% some memory impairment.
• Describes the application of a standardized cognitive assessment tool (Mini-Examination of Mental Condition).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for machine learning tasks.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Pollyanna da Silva de Souza

Collection Method

Epidemiologic-descriptive and transversal method using interviews and the MEEM test.