Deterioro cognitivo en los adultos mayores de la ciudad de Cúcuta (Norte de Santander).

Abstract

One of the main problems that is presented with greater frequency within the older adult population is the cognitive deterioration and this occurs as a consequence of the aging process since this makes part of the life cycle of each person, the objective of this investigation was to identify the state of cognitive deterioration in the older adults of the city of Cúcuta, through the standardized mini cognitive test (MEC), so that by means of this one obtains knowledge of which subscale is more affected in them. The methodological framework contemplates a quantitative study with a transectional-descriptive design with a population of 60 older adults selected by means of non-probabilistic sampling for convenience, and whose inclusion criteria were: age between 55 and 96 and more, and the instrument was applied: mini-cognitive test (MEC). As for the results, it was possible to demonstrate with the obtained data that 10% of the population has a serious cognitive deterioration, 40% presents slight cognitivedeterioration, and 50% of the population does not evidence cognitive deterioration; the areas that are more affected are concentration and calculation, memory, language and construction. Therefore, it can be concluded that, it is given as fulfilled the general objective which was to know the degree of cognitive deterioration in older adults, also, it was achieved to carry out the application of the cognitive mini test, through which it was fulfilled the first three specific objectives, finally, it was developed the didactic guide for the strengthening and prevention of the deterioration in older adults by means of exercises of cognitive stimulation, giving this way fulfillment to the last specific objective.