“Deterioro cognitivo y autonomía de la vida diaria en adultos mayores del centro de atención integral del adulto mayor de la provincia de Tungurahua del cantón Ambato.”

Abstract

This study aims to determine how the cognitive impairment is associated with the activities of daily living in elderly patients, the study was conducted at the descriptive level based on a literature review and quantitative documentary design allowing statistical analysis led to 46 patients elderly Comprehensive Care Center for older adults in the province of Tungurahua, Ambato canton, techniques and instruments used are the Mini Mental Status Examination test of (Folstein), which measures cognitive same Deterior and affected areas, Barthel test that measures the functional capabilities of the activities of daily living in the elderly, and through the chi-square test found no relationship between cognitive impairment and autonomy of daily life therefore reject the hypothesis that these two variables are related (X2 (2) = 4.704, N = 46 p> 0.05)