Principal Factors Contributing to Cognitive Impairment in Homebound and Bedridden Frail Elderly Individuals from Low‐Resource Communities in Brazil
ANA PAULA BERNARDES REAL, FLAVIA LANNA DE MORAES, EDGAR NUNES DE MORAES, CARLA JORGE MACHADO · 2025
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Ana Paula Bernardes Real and three co-authors published a study in 2025 on thinking problems among frail older people confined to home in Brazil. This group rarely reaches clinics, so its needs are poorly counted. The team reviewed patients served by a public home care program in low-income areas of Belo Horizonte.
They assessed 1,391 patients cared for between twenty eleven and twenty twenty-two, with an average age of eighty-one. Nearly three quarters had impaired thinking. Dementia was the most common cause, followed by depression, with delirium and mental illness raising the odds sharply. The study shows home care teams must plan for thinking problems as the rule, not the exception.
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| CREATOR | ANA PAULA BERNARDES REAL, FLAVIA LANNA DE MORAES, EDGAR NUNES DE MORAES, CARLA JORGE MACHADO |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |