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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 29 out of 100. Cognitive tests and assessment

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Wprowadzenie Obniżenie poziomu funkcjonowania poznawczego to częsty problem osób w wieku podeszłym, zwłaszcza kobiet, a jednym z czynników ryzyka jest brak aktywności fizycznej. Cel pracy Głównym celem badania było porównanie funkcjonowania poznawczego starszych kobiet różniących pod względem sprawności i samodzielności. Drugim celem była ocena potencjalnej przydatności wybranych testów przesiewowej diagnozy symptomów otępienia w praktyce lekarza Podstawowej Opieki Zdrowotnej. Materiał i metody W badaniu wzięły udział 193 kobiety (M=77,59, SD=8,22 lat), z czego 98 było pacjentkami Zakładu Opiekuńczo-Leczniczego (grupa A), a 55 uczestniczkami Uniwersytetu Trzeciego Wieku (grupa B). Grupy nie różniły się wiekiem (p>0,05). Zastosowano przesiewowe testy do oceny funkcji poznawczych (Mini-Mental State Examination- MMSE, Testy Fluencji Słownej - TFS, Test Rysowania Zegara - TRZ) i nastroju (Geriatryczna Skala Oceny Depresji-GDS) oraz ankietę własną. Wyniki i wnioski Wykazano różnice między grupami A i B w zakresie wszystkich zastosowanych testów przesiewowych (p<0,001). Nie potwierdzono związku między MMSE, TFS, TRZ a GDS (p<0,05). Całościowy model analizy regresji uwzględniający wiek oraz wynik TFS wyjaśniał 51,7% wariancji wyniku MMSE (ΔF =36,93; p<0,001) w obu badanych grupach łącznie. Wnioskując, istnieje zasadność przesiewowej diagnozy funkcjonowania poznawczego oraz nastroju u wszystkich kobiet powyżej 60 roku życia, jednak towarzysząca niepełnosprawność powinna przyspieszać decyzję o podjęciu diagnozy. Ze względów praktycznych, w gabinecie lekarza POZ najbardziej optymalnym narzędziem oceny funkcji poznawczych wydaje się MMSE, w dalszej kolejności TFS.

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APA 7th

Bąk‐Sosnowska, M., & Wyszomirska, J. (2025). Cognitive Functioning of Older Women with Diverse Physical Fitness and Independence – Limitations of Dementia Screening in Primary Healthcare. Medical Studies. https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2025.156374

Vancouver

Bąk‐Sosnowska M, Wyszomirska J. Cognitive Functioning of Older Women with Diverse Physical Fitness and Independence – Limitations of Dementia Screening in Primary Healthcare. Medical Studies. 2025. doi:10.5114/ms.2025.156374.

BibTeX

@article{baksosnowska2025-35ee8631,
  author  = {Bąk‐Sosnowska, Monika and Wyszomirska, Julia},
  title   = {{Cognitive Functioning of Older Women with Diverse Physical Fitness and Independence – Limitations of Dementia Screening in Primary Healthcare}},
  journal = {Medical Studies},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.5114/ms.2025.156374},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2025.156374}
}

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Key findings

Why it matters

This study found differences in cognitive screening test results between older women living in a care facility and those attending a university of the third age. It supports screening for cognitive function and mood in women over 60, but it does not test any treatment or prevention.

Study details

How this study scored 29/100
How this study's score is builtJournal tier 7 of 10; Journal's citation record 0 of 4; Study design 0 of 12; Strength of evidence 1 of 5; Peer-review validation 10 of 10; How recent 4 of 5; Sample size 0 of 4; Effect reported 0 of 3; Studied in people 0 of 3; Randomized / blinded 0 of 2; Times cited 1 of 7; Citations per year 0 of 5; Impact for its field and year 1 of 6; Cited by studies here 0 of 6; Still being cited 0 of 4; Senior author's track record 1 of 4; Institution's track record 0 of 3; Multicenter collaboration 1 of 3; Indexed in PubMed 1 of 2; Free to read 2 of 2. Total 29 of 100.29 of 100 points earned71 not earned

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it.

ComponentPointsWhy
Journal tier 7 / 10 Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Medical Studies)
Journal's citation record 0 / 4 Medical Studies: journal h-index 14 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design 0 / 12 No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence 1 / 5 Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation 10 / 10 Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent 4 / 5 2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size 0 / 4 Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Effect reported 0 / 3 No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people 0 / 3 Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Randomized / blinded 0 / 2 No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited 1 / 7 Cited 1 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year 0 / 5 0.3 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year 1 / 6 Cited 0.6× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here 0 / 6 No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited 0 / 4 Cited 1 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record 1 / 4 Last-listed author Julia Wyszomirska: h-index 8 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record 0 / 3 Medical University of Silesia: institution h-index 306 (OpenAlex)
Multicenter collaboration 1 / 3 OpenAlex lists 2 institution(s) in 1 country
Indexed in PubMed 1 / 2 Not in PubMed, but has a DOI
Free to read 2 / 2 Free to read
Total 29 / 100 —

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