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Volume 8
Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine
ISSN: 2165-7386
Geriatrics 2018
July 30-31, 2018
July 30-31, 2018 | Barcelona, Spain
8
th
International Conference on
Geriatrics Gerontology & Palliative Nursing
Performance of older adults with different educational background in cognitive digital tasks
Lucas Pelegrini N. Carvalho
1
, Francine G. Casemiro
2
and
Sofia C. I. Pavarini
1
1
Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil
2
University of São Paulo, Brazil
D
ue to the increasing number of older adults in society, as well as the prevalence of cognitive impairment in that population,
accurate instruments to evaluate cognitive abilities are necessary. It is known thatmost of the traditional neuropsychological
tests are influenced by individual’s educational background. However, there are few studies regarding digital tests usage among
the elderly with low schooling. In this study, we aimed to do a systematic literature review to analyze the interaction between
older adults’ years of education and digital evaluations; also, we proposed comparing the performance of Brazilian older adults
with different educational background in a digital change detection test. The first study, a systematic literature review, analyzed
the role of educational level on cognitive digital tests. After the justified exclusions, seven papers from the previous five years
were selected. Associations between older adults’ performance on digital tests and educational background were not found. In
the second study, the aim was to verify the performance of older adults in a cognitive digital test. Participants were assigned
into three different groups according to their years of education. There weren’t differences between the illiterates and lower-
education groups; however, it was observed a difference between these two groups and the higher-education group regarding
digital test’s responses.
pelegrini_lucas@hotmail.comJ Palliat Care Med 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7386-C2-018