Centanarians of Moscow: functional, cognitive and emotional state

The long-livers of Moscow: functional, cognitive and emotional status. Aim: To evaluate the functional, cognitive and emotional state of long-livers for determining the amount of necessary assistance from social services and medical personnel.

Methods: According to  the register of  super-long-livers of  Moscow, 82 people aged from 95 to 105 years were recruited. Participants looked around at home. When visiting, the comprehensive geriatric assessment were performed for each paitent, including an  assessment of  the overall level of physical and instrumental activity, mental status and cognitive functions. The following questionnaires were used for the assessment: a  brief scale of  mental status assessment (MMSE), a  geriatric scale of  depression, the Barthel index (activity in  everyday life), IADL (assessment of instrumental activity), to assess the quality of life, a visual assessment scale (VAS) was used.

Result: The study showed that, on average, people who reached or were approaching the 100th anniversary had a high level of instrumental (15.6 +/–5.4) and daily activity (72 +/–27.8). In general, no significant decrease in cognitive functions (21.8 +/–5.6) and emotional level (6.3 +/–4.1) was detected in the study participants.

Conclusion: The first data showed the uniqueness and fragility of  people in  this age group. Future work using a similar integrated and multidimensional approach is necessary for a better understanding of aging processes and risk factors worsening the condition of patients, ensuring an increase in the number of centenarians with a high level of life satisfaction.

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