Comentario al artículo “Trastornos del sueño en personas mayores. ¿Cómo duermen las personas mayores de la Ciudad de México” / Comment on article “Sleep disorders in older people. How do older people in Mexico City sleep?”
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Trastornos del Inicio y del Mantenimiento del Sueño, Somnolencia, Envejecimiento / Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Sleepiness, AgingAbstract
Leímos un artículo publicado en la Revista Médica del IMSS en el cual se menciona que la prevalencia del deterioro cognitivo de los adultos mayores alcanzó un 26.2%. Se conoce que las pruebas cognitivas deben ser adaptadas y validadas para cada población, a fin de evitar la sobreestimación del deterioro cognitivo.
We have read an article published in the Revista Médica del IMSS in which it is mentioned that the prevalence of cognitive impairment in older adults reached 26.2%. It is known that cognitive tests must be adapted and validated for each population, in order to avoid overestimation of cognitive impairment.
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