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CHAVEZ-ROMERO, Luz María; NUNEZ-LOPEZ, Ingrid Eliana; DIAZ-VELEZ, Cristian  y  POMA-ORTIZ, Jaquelyn. Screening of mild cognitive impairment in elderly adults with cardiovascular disease in a National Hospital. Revista médica Risaralda [online]. 2014, vol.20, n.1, pp.14-19. ISSN 0122-0667.

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment in elderly adults with cardiovascular disease that attend the outpatient geriatric service in the National Hospital Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo, during the period April to September 2011. Material and Methods: descriptive study. 244 patients were recruited through medical record review, evaluated using the criteria of Peterson and Mini - Mental State Examination in outpatient clinic or the right environment for it, the data was processed through a descriptive analysis. Results: The frequency of DCL was 39.75%, of which 31.96% were male and 68.04% female gender, was more frequent in patients over 80 years (54.67%) and with less education (primary: 74.23%); the cardiovascular disease found most frequently was arterial hypertension and the most affected area was the attention and calculation. Conclusion: The mild cognitive impairment is more common in women, in older people and less educated.

Palabras clave : Mild cognitive impairment; elderly; cardiovascular diseases.

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