Neurocognitión with cultural relevance, diabetes and cognitive impairment in Kiches older adults

Authors

  • Angel Romeo Solval Mis Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46780/sociedadcunzac.v3i2.98

Keywords:

impairment, cognitive, Maya, adult, older

Abstract

PROBLEM: What is the relationship between diabetes mellitus and the cognitive deterioration of older Kiche adults? OBJECTIVE: to establish the correlation between diabetes mellitus and the cognitive deterioration of older Kiches adults METHOD: a descriptive and correlational cross-sectional study was carried out in 2 municipalities of the department of Quetzaltenango, 59 women and 25 men, all of whom self-identified as belonging to the Kiche Mayan town. RESULTS: with a 5% error, calculated chi of 13.80 and a table chi of 9.49, there is a correlation between diabetes and cognitive impairment, 29% present some cognitive difficulty, the majority (23%) present cognitive impairment mild. CONCLUSION: cognitive impairment in older adults is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus and this mainly affects women. 23% presented mild cognitive impairment, 6% moderate cognitive impairment, no severe cognitive impairment was found.

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Author Biography

Angel Romeo Solval Mis, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

He is a master's student in Neuroscience with an emphasis in Neurocognition at the Zacapa university center, and he is a professor of psychology at the Department of Quetzaltenango. He has dedicated himself to providing psychological services in rural and indigenous contexts in the southwest of the country.

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Published

2023-09-14

How to Cite

Solval Mis, A. R. (2023). Neurocognitión with cultural relevance, diabetes and cognitive impairment in Kiches older adults. Revista Académica Sociedad Del Conocimiento Cunzac, 3(2), 121–126. https://doi.org/10.46780/sociedadcunzac.v3i2.98

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