Depression and its Influence on Neuropsychological Changes in the Elderly with Mild Neurocognitive Disorder due to Alzheimer’s Disease
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https://doi.org/10.21615/cesp.12.1.6Keywords:
Alzheimer’s, Depression, Neurocognitive Disorder, Neuropsychology, Elderly, AgingAbstract
Objective: Identifying the neuropsychological alterations associated with depression on the elderly with mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer´s disease, of the High Specialty Medical Unit (UMAE) at the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). Theoretical: The findings have also shown that all neurocognitive changes are more evident when depression emerges in the elderly. Methodology: 785 elderly people with Alzheimer´s disease participated in the research, divided in two groups: the experimental group, where elderly had a clinical diagnosis of depression and the control group, whose participants do not suffer from depression. Participants were evaluated with the administration of the Beck II Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the NEUROPSI Neuropsychological Battery. Results: Statistically meaningful effects were found between depression and neuropsychological mechanisms; in addition, depression has a significant influence in orientation; attention and concentration, memory, language, and executive functions. Conclusions: Considering the results, it can be verified that the neuropsychological processes have a negative and reduced functioning impairments, considering that the level of decrease is related to depression level.
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