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Main Author: Margarida Sobral
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2014
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=311032220006
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  • Measures of cognitive reserve in Alzheimer’s disease Margarida Sobral Maria Helena Pestana Constança Paúl Psicología education cognitive reserve leisure activities Alzheimer’s disease lifelong occupation Introduction: Cognitive reserve (CR), a hypothetical construct used to obtain information about cognitive aging, describes the capacity of the adult brain to cope with the effects of neurodegenerative processes. This study evaluated CR using a CR questionnaire (CRQ) and a set of variables (education, leisure activities, lifelong occupation) that inform CR. It also developed a CR index, validated the CRQ, and examined the correlation between the different CR measures. Methods: Functional and neuropsychological capacities of 75 outpatients (mean age: 80.2 years) with a probable AD diagnosis were evaluated. Socio-demographic data and clinical variables were collected. Patients completed two questionnaires: the Participation in Leisure Activities throughout Life questionnaire, and the CRQ. Results: Participants with a greater CR had higher scores in cognitive tests than the elderly with a lower CR. A CR index was developed. CRQ reliability was 0.795 (Cronbach’s alpha). There was a close association between the CR Index and the CRQ. Conclusions: This study found an association between CR measures and education, occupation and participation in leisure activities. The CRQ seems to be a suitable instrument to measure CR in Portuguese populations. 2014 artículo científico 2237-6089 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=311032220006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3110 Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy application/pdf Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.36