<p>Population aging is a global phenomenon occurring both in developed and less developed countries. While families are still playing an important role in providing support for elderly people, governments are also expanding their public old-age support programs in many societies. Public pensions are one of the major policy tools geared to social protection of the elderly. However, little is known about how the programs affect elders particularly in terms of their subjective well-being. Such effectiveness depends in part on the extent to which public pension income displaces or `crowds out' family elder support. Using the introduction of the Basic Old-Age Pension (BOAP), a non-contributory old-age pension in Korea, this dissertation examines the relationship among public support, family support, and life satisfaction of the elderly.</p><p>As an introductory chapter, chapter 1, "The continuing importance of children in relieving elder poverty: evidence from Korea," describes the actual financial status of elderly Koreans and the amount of financial support they receive from children. Analysis of the 2006 Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing shows that almost 70 per cent of Koreans aged 65 or more years received financial transfers from children and that the transfers accounted for about a quarter of the average elder's income. While over 60 per cent of elders would be poor without private transfers, children's transfers substantially mitigate elder poverty, filling about one quarter of the poverty gap. Furthermore, children's transfers to low-income parents tend to be proportionally larger, so elder income inequality is reduced by the transfers. Over 40 per cent of elders lived with a child and co-residence helps reduce elder poverty. </p><p>Using the introduction of BOAP, chapter 2, "Does money buy happiness?: Evidence from a new government pension in Korea," assesses how the program affected elders' life satisfaction. Notably, this study adds valuable evidence to the literature of whether money buys happiness, a question of great interest but notoriously difficult to answer given the difficulties associated with isolating income as a causal factor. To make the causal inference, this chapter utilizes a difference-in-difference research design and analyzes longitudinal data from the Korean Retirement and Income Study (KReIS). Results show that BOAP did raise elders' life satisfaction: annual benefits of 1,000 kW, approximately 1,000 U.S. dollars, raised elders' life satisfaction by 0.16-0.22 of one standard deviation and the effect was statistically significant. </p><p>Chapter 3, "Public support crowds out family support: Evidence from a new government pension in Korea," investigates how public financial provision affects family support. In particular, the present study provides a novel estimate of crowd-out by BOAP by using a combined measure of financial support and in-kind support received from all adult children regardless of their co-residence status with elderly parents. This paper also examines the impact on co-residence and is the first quasi-experimental study on the crowd-out question using data from an Asian nation. Results from difference-in-difference analyses of the KReIS data show that every $1 from the pension led to a 30-cent drop in children's support, netting a 70-cent increase in elders' income. The impact on the likelihood of elders' co-residing with children was positive but not statistically significant. </p><p>By showing that Korean children still play a crucial role in providing financial old-age security, chapter 1 demonstrates how important it is for the Korean government to design old-age policies that preserve the incentives for private assistance. The second chapter suggests that, at least in the context of modern-day Korea, pensions do buy happiness, or at least satisfaction. This finding suggests that researchers and policymakers need to pay further attention to public pensions as a tool to intervene people's subjective well-being. Finally, chapter 3 confirms that crowd-out of family support does occur in Korea and that increases in income, more so than other factors, have a positive impact on elders' life satisfaction found in chapter 2. These findings may generalize to other rapidly changing societies with a strong family elder-support tradition and emerging public elder-support system.</p> / Dissertation

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Bakgrund: Idag lever äldre iranier med sin kultur- och tradition bakom sig i det svenska samhället. De blir oftast beroende av vårdpersonalen på grund av nedsatt kroppsfunktion. Bemötandet bör ses som något centralt i strävan mot att ge en god vård för att höja livskvaliteten. Syfte: Syftet är att beskriva hur äldre iranier upplevde att flytta ett iranskt särskilt boende och vårdpersonalens bemötande. Metod: Denna studie är en kvalitativ studie med semistrukturerad samt öppna frågor mellan två kvinnor och två män med iranskbakgrund mellan 78 och 92 år i ett persiskt äldreboende. Resultat: I analysen framkom olika positivt och negativt faktorer som påverkar deltagarnas välbefinnande. Under analysen framkom " Upplevelse av värdigt bemötand och kräkningar" som huvudteman. Det skapades två teman; upplevelse av att flytta till det iranska äldreboendet och upplevelse av personalens bemötande. Under varje tema framkom också några subteman. Diskussion: Det var en stor omställning för deltagarna att lämna Iran, ha svenska språksvårighet, vara utanförskap, åldras, bli sjuka, vara inaktiva, beroende och sedan blev tvungna att flytta till ett särskilt boende. Upplevelse av sorg över att bli ensamma och isolerade, och behov av att känna sig trygga illustrerades. God miljö saknades inte men deras behov av bli respekterad och ha samtal med persisktalande personaler var stort. Slutsats: Det var inte essentiellt att vårdpersonalen var persisktalande. En del av persisktalande vårdpersonal behöver olika utbildningar för att kunna se boende iraniers helhet. Bemötande är någonting som vårdpersonal via kroppsspråket och beteende visar och den äldre personen förstår. / Background: Today, living elderly Iranians with their culture and tradition in the Swedish community. They often become dependent on caregivers because of impaired body function. The response should be seen as central in the quest to provide good health care to improve of life. Aim: The aim is to describe how older Iranians experienced about to move an Iranian especially nursing homes and health care staff encounter/attitude. Method: This study is qualitative study using semi-structured and open questions between two women and two men with Iranians background between 78 and 92 years old in a Persian nursing home. Results: The analysis revealed various positive and negative factors affecting the participants the health. During the analysis revealed "Experience the dignity treatment and vomiting" as the main theme. It was created two themes: The experience of moving to housing for the Iranian elderly and experience of the health care encounter. In each theme was also found in some sub-themes. Discussion: There was a big factor for participants to leave Iran, have Swedish language difficulty, be exclusion, aging, getting sick, being inactive, dependent and then had to move to a particular nursing home. Experience of sadness about becoming feeling isolated and lonely, and ness to feel safe illustrated. Good environment were not lacking, but their need to be respected and to have conversations with Persian speaking of nursing staff were great/big. Conclusion: It was not essential that health nursing staff were Persian speaking. Some of Persians peaking health professionals need different training to be able to see the residents Iranians whole. Treatment is something that a healthcare professional through the body language and behavior shows and the older person understands.

Choisir fait partie de notre quotidien, et la possibilité effective de choix augmente notre sentiment de contrôle et notre motivation. Cependant, il existe des différences interindividuelles dans les comportements de choix, comme le montrent Schwartz et al. (2002) qui distinguent les maximiseurs (recherche de la meilleure option) des optimiseurs (recherche de l’option suffisamment bonne). Ces comportements conduisent à des conséquences plus ou moins positives, voire négatives lorsque le nombre d’options est grand et que l’individu est maximiseur (regret, moindre satisfaction). Qu’en est-il chez les personnes âgées en institution ? A partir d’outils validés, nous soulignons que le choix, au même titre que la motivation et l’auto-efficacité, contribue à l’adaptation à la résidence et au bien-être des personnes âgées. Cependant si ces dernières ont besoin d’avoir le sentiment de pouvoir choisir, elles préfèreraient des choix limités en termes d’options. L’adaptation à la résidence et le bien-être des personnes âgées nécessiterait ainsi une attention en ce qui concerne les modalités de choix proposés, prenant en compte dans le même temps les niveaux de motivation des personnes et leur sentiment d’auto-efficacité / Making choices is a part of our everyday life. The possibility of making choices increases our feeling of control and our motivation. However, interindividual differences in choice behavior exist, as shown by Schwartz et al. (2002) who distinguish maximizers (who seek the best option) from satisficers (who seek the good enough option). These behaviours lead to more or less positive consequences, or even more negative when the variety of options is wide and when the person is maximizer (regret, less satisfaction). What about elderly people living in nursing homes? From validated tools, we stress that the choice, in the same way as the motivation and the self-efficacy, participate in the adaptation to the nursing home and in elderly people’s well-being. However if these people need to have the feeling to be able to choose, they would prefer choices limited in terms of options. The adaptation to the nursing home and the well-being of the elderly people would so require a specific attention concerning the modalities of the proposed choices, taking the people’s motivation levels and their feeling of self-efficacy into consideration at the same time

L’obiettivo della ricerca è stato quello di indagare le esperienze delle persone e delle famiglie che stanno vivendo le prime fasi della demenza all’esordio, con lo scopo di comprendere come potrebbero essere forniti aiuti specifici per sostenere le persone, con i loro particolari bisogni, proprio in questa prima e delicata fase della malattia. Considerato il suo campo di indagine e il suo oggetto, tale ricerca si è prestata particolarmente all’applicazione di una metodologia di ricerca di tipo partecipativo. La ricerca infatti ha visto coinvolti attivamente in tutto il processo di ricerca i soggetti che hanno un’esperienza di vita diretta, personale o legata al loro lavoro quotidiano, del fenomeno da studiare. Sono stati utilizzati lo strumento dell’intervista semi-strutturata e del diario per indagare il punto di vista dei caregiver familiari e degli anziani affetti da deterioramento cognitivo e/o demenza in fase iniziale. I risultati ottenuti, molteplici ed eterogenei, hanno permesso di comprendere sia i vissuti dei caregiver familiari sia dei soggetti che in prima persona affrontano la malattia. Tali risultati sono stati divisi per aree tematiche, proponendo delle mappe concettuali: sei che si focalizzano sul punto di vista dei caregiver, quattro che focalizzano l’attenzione sul vissuto degli anziani. I risultati permettono di comprendere il significato che ha il prendersi cura per il caregiver e il ricevere assistenza per l’anziano; gli atteggiamenti e le emozioni di entrambi riguardo la malattia e gli aspetti legati ad essa; il ruolo della famiglia e di altre figure significative in questa situazione; il rapporto con i servizi e le modalità con cui le famiglie affrontano questo problema. / The research aim was to investigate the experiences of people and families who are experiencing the early stages of dementia, in order to understand which specific helps could be provided to support people, with their particular needs, in this first and delicate phase of the disease. Considering its field of investigation and its object, this research has been particularly suited to the application of the participatory research methodology. The research in the entire research process has actively involved people who have a direct, personal or job-connected experience of the disease. Tools as a semi-structured interview and a diary has been used to investigate the point of view of family caregivers and their elderly relatives with cognitive impairment. The results obtained have been multiple, heterogeneous and allowed us to understand the experiences of the family caregivers and of the subjects who face the disease directly. These results have been divided by different areas and have been organized using concept maps. Six maps have been focusing on the point of view of the caregivers and four maps focusing on the experience of the elderly. The results allowed the researcher to understand different elements: what caring means for the caregivers and what to be assisted means for the elderly with cognitive impairment; the attitudes and emotions of both players about the disease; the role of the family and other significant figures in this situation; the relationship with the services and how families face this problem.

Esta pesquisa analisa livros de literatura quanto à adequação do projeto gráfico para leitores de terceira idade. Foi realizada uma revisão bibliográfica abordando os aspectos do design gráfico e do design do livro, as questões de leitura, legibilidade, lei-turabilidade e tipografia. Durante esta etapa foram abordados o envelhecimento popula-cional brasileiro, as características e os projetos voltados à terceira idade. Após esta revisão, a pesquisa se dividiu em duas etapas: a primeira consistiu na análise de livros de literatura expostos em livrarias e a possibilidade quanto ao seu aspecto gráfico-visual de serem lidos confortavelmente por pessoas de terceira idade e, na sequência, a percep-ção de leitores desta faixa etária sobre estes livros. Após estes levantamentos, a pesquisa buscou elementos para o desenvolvimento de projetos gráficos de livros voltados para o público de terceira idade e a realização de um protótipo. O protótipo foi apresentado aos leitores de terceira idade para responder ao problema da pesquisa. Como resultado, são indicados parâmetros para o projeto e design gráfico de livros voltados para os leitores de terceira idade. / This study analyzes the literature books about the adequacy of graphic design for elderly readers. We performed a literature review, covering aspects of graphic design and book design, the issues of reading, legibility, readability and typography. During this stage we have addressing the aging Brazilian population, the characteristics and projects aimed for old people. After this review, the research was divided into two stag-es: the first consisted in the analysis of literature books displayed in bookstores, and the possibility for seniors to read them comfortably on its appearance and visual graph, and following the perception of readers of this age about these books. After these surveys, the research sought to develop elements of graphic design of books aimed at the elderly and public performance of a prototype. The prototype was presented to senior players so that they answer to the research problem. As a result, parameters are indicated for the design and graphic design of books aimed to elderly readers.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The complaints about dizziness and corporal unbalance are very common symptoms in elderly people. In order to restore the functions of balance or make it nearest to the normal, having as objective to extinguish the symptomology found in these individuals, the vestibular rehabilitation is proposed. In this sense, many exercises are developed as therapy; however, physical exercises practiced in groups, in different environments, for example, in the water, were not found. Nowadays, therapies practiced in this environment have been developed, however they are done in a non-conventional and individualized way. Thus, this study was aimed to verify the influence of the practices in hydrogimnastics, done in the traditional way, over the corporal balance and complaints about dizziness in elderly people. For the balance assessment it was used a dynamic posturography developed by Castagno, in 1994 in this assessment, six conditions, named sensorial organization test, were done for each individual with repetitions of three times and duration of 20 seconds each one. The displacements were incorporated to the formula for the calculus of the oscillation. For the complaints about dizziness it was used the Dizziness Handicap Inventory. For the data analysis it was used the descriptive statistics. The normality of the data was verified through the Shapiro-Wilk test, which did not indicate normal distribution. For the comparison it was used the tests Kurskal-Wallis e Wilcoxon, with 5% of level of significance. The results indicate differences, in the conditions of the sensorial organization test either in the elderly with or without complaints about dizziness. Specifically the complaints about dizziness, in the end of the hydrogimnastic exercises, were reduced, either in the physical and emotional aspects, as in the functional ones. Thus, it is possible to conclude that the hydrogimnastics practiced in its traditional way, in a general view, was a good therapy for the complaints about dizziness and corporal balance of elderly individuals. / As queixas de tontura e desequilíbrios corporais são sintomas muito comuns nos idosos. Para restaurar as funções de equilíbrio ou trazer o mais próximo do normal, visando assim o término da sintomatologia encontrada nesses indivíduos, a reabilitação vestibular é proposta. Neste sentido, muitos exercícios são desenvolvidos como terapia, porém exercícios físicos realizados em grupos, em ambientes diferenciados, como por exemplo, a água, não foram encontrados. Atualmente, terapias desenvolvidas neste meio têm sido desenvolvidas, porém realizadas de forma não convencional e individualizada. Logo, este estudo objetivou verificar a influência das práticas em hidroginástica, realizada de forma tradicional, sob o equilíbrio corporal e as queixas de tontura de idosos. Para a avaliação do equilíbrio foi utilizada a posturografia dinâmica desenvolvida por Castagno em 1994. Nesta avaliação seis condições, chamados de teste de organização sensorial foram realizados para cada indivíduo com repetições de três vezes e duração de 20 segundos cada. Os deslocamentos foram incorporados às fórmulas para o cálculo da oscilação. Para as queixas de tontura foi utilizado o questionário de handicap para a tontura. Para a análise dos dados utilizou-se estatística descritiva. A normalidade dos dados foi verificada por meio do teste Shapiro-Wilk, que não indicou distribuição normal. Para as comparações foram utilizados os testes Kurskal-Wallis e Wilcoxon, com nível de significância de 5%. Os resultados indicaram diferenças, nas condições do teste de organização sensorial tanto nos idosos com quanto sem queixas de tontura. Especificamente as queixas de tontura, ao final dos exercícios de hidroginástica mostraram-se reduzidas, tanto nos aspectos físicos, emocionais quanto funcionais. Logo, conclui-se que a hidroginástica realizada em sua forma tradicional, de forma geral, foi uma boa terapia para as queixas de tontura e equilíbrio corporal de indivíduos idosos.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2004-12-10Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:21:11Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 carvalho_cb_dr_mar.pdf: 800246 bytes, checksum: ce19760f78547617bc41c5f6ec1c1fcd (MD5) / Nas sociedades contemporâneas é constante a preocupação das áreas de educação e saúde, referentes ao envelhecimento humano, isso pela dificuldade de inserção social dessa faixa etária. Dados estatísticos comprovam o envelhecimento populacional do Brasil, com aumento da expectativa de vida; porém existem e devem ser consideradas as implicações biológicas, psicológicas, econômicas e sociais do envelhecimento. Nosso objetivo neste trabalho foi analisar a influência da escola e das práticas pedagógicas na construção dos conceitos de 'envelhecimento humano' e 'sujeito idoso', além de investigar se elas oferecem uma educação favorável à inserção social. Foram avaliadas as concepções e representações sociais acerca do envelhecimento humano, através de questionários aplicados aos professores, alunos, seus pais e funcionários de várias escolas públicas e particulares da cidade de Marília (SP). Foi analisado o material didático utilizado nessas escolas, e constatado que nele, em geral, não é contemplado o tema envelhecimento humano. Também foram objeto de análise os documentos oficiais que norteiam a educação formal, como os Parâmetros Curriculares Nacionais. Os resultados mostraram também que alguns professores abordam o tema ao explanar doenças, ciclo vital, hábitos alimentares e ainda através da interdisciplinaridade com o ensino religioso, utilizando-se de estratégias didáticas como trabalhos em grupo, pesquisas, leitura de textos e observação de idosos. De forma geral, os professores julgam importante o enfoque do tema em aulas, pois isso pode promover mudanças de comportamento em relação aos idosos. Os professores, os pais e os alunos definem idosos como pessoas com experiência de vida e sabedoria, enquanto os funcionários os definem como pessoas carentes que precisam de atenção, respeito e carinho... . / In contemporany societies, the educational and health areas are constantly concerned about the human aging because the social insertion of ederly people is really difficult. Statistical data confirm the population aging in Brazil with an increase in life expectancy; nevertheless, there are biological, psychological, economical and social implications of aging that must be considered. This paper was aimed at analyzing the influence of school and pedagogical practices on the construction of human aging and elderly subject concepts and also at investigating if these practices offer a favorable education for social insertion. Social concepts and representations related to human aing were evaluated by means of questionnaires answered by teachers, students, parents and employees in several public and private schools in Marília city (SP). The educational material used in these schools was analyzed and it was verified that, in general, it does not include the human aging topic. Official documents that direct the formal education, such as National Curricular Parameters, were also analysed. The results also showed that some teachers broach the topic by giving information about diseases, vital cycle, eating habits and thorugh interdiscipline with religious teaching, using educational strategies such as group assignments, research, reading of texts and observation of elderly people. Teachers, in general, consider it important to focus the topic during the classes because this can cause behavuir changes concerned to elderly people. Teachers, parents and studentes define elderly people as who have life experience and wisdom, while employees define them as people who need attention, respect and affction. Teachers point the family, the society itself and architectural barriers as social exclusion factors for elderly people. Students mention bank and... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:00:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DissAL.pdf: 1900640 bytes, checksum: cf26be7c7b6add877a21a382e9a0d61d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004-10-20 / This work is the result of a research accomplished in the city of Barretos-SP, with the purpose of to identify and to evaluate the variables of physical and environmental characterization of the sidewalks and public walks, destined to the pedestrians' circulation, under the comfort aspects, safety and environmental conditions. For identification of the variables, a research was accomplished with technicians of the engineering areas, architecture, physiotherapy, medicine, nursing, physical education, transports and psychology using the Method of Delphi. For evaluation of the chosen variables for the technicians, a new research was accomplished with seniors, with age starting from 60 years, where the Technique of the Declared Preference was used. It was verified that the technicians prioritize the variables that are related the a level of acceptable service for the walk and that for the seniors the favorite atmosphere for the walks should present, in first place, comfortable conditions for the movement, without any obstacles and to offer safety mainly during the crossing of the streets. The result of this work can contribute to the definition of plans and projects to facilitate the people's accessibility with some deficiency type or with reduced mobility and to identify the places where are necessary improvements and modifications. / Este trabalho é o resultado de uma pesquisa realizada na cidade de Barretos-SP, com a finalidade de identificar e avaliar as variáveis de caracterização física e ambiental das calçadas e passeios públicos, destinados à circulação de pedestres, sob os aspectos de conforto, segurança e condições ambientais. Para identificação das variáveis, foi realizada uma pesquisa com técnicos das áreas de engenharia, arquitetura, fisioterapia, medicina, enfermagem, educação física, transportes e psicologia utilizando o Método de Delphi. Para avaliação das variáveis escolhidas pelos técnicos, uma nova pesquisa foi realizada com idosos, com idade a partir de 60 anos, onde foi utilizado a Técnica da Preferência Declarada. Constatou-se que os técnicos priorizam as variáveis que estão relacionadas a um nível de serviço aceitável para a caminhada e que para os idosos o ambiente preferido para as caminhadas deve apresentar, em primeiro lugar, condições confortáveis para a movimentação, sem quaisquer obstáculos e oferecer segurança principalmente durante a travessia das ruas. O resultado deste trabalho poderá contribuir para a definição de planos e projetos para facilitar a acessibilidade das pessoas com algum tipo de deficiência ou com mobilidade reduzida e identificar os locais onde são necessárias melhorias e modificações.

Introdução - Estudos de avaliação do estado nutricional mostram que indivíduos idosos apresentam risco nutricional, que pode estar associado à capacidade cognitiva, sexo e idade. Objetivo - Verificar a associação do estado nutricional com capacidade cognitiva, sexo e idade em idosos residentes na cidade de Maringá/PR. Métodos - O estudo foi de associação, transversal, de base domiciliar, com coleta de dados primários, desenvolvido com idosos ( 60 anos ou mais) da Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa (PPI) da paróquia Santo Antônio de Pádua da cidade de Maringá/PR. As variáveis analisadas foram: capacidade cognitiva, estado nutricional, sexo e idade. A capacidade cognitiva foi avaliada por meio do miniexame do estado mental (MEEM) e o estado nutricional, segundo o indicador nutricional área muscular do braço (AMB). Para verificar a associação entre os agrupamentos foi utilizado o teste qui-quadrado (2) e o teste exato de Fisher. A diferença entre as variáveis e os agrupamentos foi verificada por meio dos testes de Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney e Kruskal-Wallis. Resultados - Participaram da pesquisa 214 idosos (69,2 por cento mulheres). Quanto ao estado nutricional, 48,6 por cento apresentaram estado nutricional adequado. As mulheres e o grupo etário dos idosos 80 anos apresentaram maior proporção de idosos com estado nutricional adequado (52,7 por cento e 53,7 por cento, respectivamente). Associação estatisticamente significativa foi observada somente entre estado nutricional e sexo. Em relação à capacidade cognitiva, 65,4 por cento dos idosos apresentaram distúrbio cognitivo (DC) (72,9 por cento do sexo feminino). Os idosos sem DC apresentaram maior proporção de idosos com estado nutricional adequado (52,7 por cento), quando comparados aos idosos com DC (46,4 por cento). As mulheres sem DC apresentaram maior proporção de idosos com estado nutricional adequado (56,5 por cento) em relação às mulheres com DC (51,0 por cento), e aos homens com (34,2 por cento) e sem DC (46,4 por cento). O grupo etário 80 anos dos idosos sem DC apresentou maior proporção de idosos com estado nutricional adequado. A análise estatística mostrou não haver associação estatisticamente significativa entre o estado nutricional dos idosos, com e sem DC, com capacidade cognitiva, sexo e grupo etário. Conclusão - Os idosos estudados apresentaram risco nutricional, no entanto o estado nutricional associou-se apenas com sexo. Associação que não se repetiu quando os idosos foram divididos, segundo capacidade cognitiva / Association of nutritional status with cognitive ability, gender and age in elderly residents in the city of Maringá / PR. [thesis]. São Paulo (BR): Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo; 2009. Introduction Studies evaluating the nutritional state show that elderly individuals present nutritional risk that can be associated to cognitive capacity, sex and age. Objective Verify the association of the nutritional state with the cognitive capacity, sex and age in elderly people living in the city of Maringa/PR. Methods It was an associating, transversal and domicile based study, with primary data collection, developed with elderly people ( 60 years old or more) from Pastoral da Pessoa Idosa (PPI) at the parish Santo Antonio de Padua in the city of Maringa/PR. The variables analyzed were: cognitive capacity, nutritional state, sex and age. The cognitive capacity was evaluated through the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) and the nutritional state according to the nutritional indicator arm muscle area (AMA). To verify the association between the groupings, a Chisquare (2) and the Exact Text of Fisher were used. The difference between the variables and the groupings were verified by the tests Wilcoxon-Mann- Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis. Results 214 elderly people participated in the research (69.2 per cent women). Considering the nutritional state, 48.6 per cent presented adequate nutritional state. The women and the 80 years old group presented more proportion of elderly people with adequate nutritional state (52.7 per cent and 53.7 per cent, respectively). Association statistically meaningful was observed only between the nutritional state and sex. In relation to the cognitive capacity, 65.4 per cent of the elderly people presented cognitive disturb (CD) (72.9 per cent female gender). Elders without CD presented more proportion of elderly people with adequate nutritional state (52.7 per cent), when compared with elderly people with CD (46.4 per cent). The women without CD presented more proportion of elderly people with adequate nutritional state (56.5 per cent) in relation to the women with CD (51.0 per cent), and to men with (34.2 per cent) and without CD (46.4 per cent). The 80 year old group of elderly people without CD presented more proportion of elderly people with adequate nutritional state. The statistical analysis showed no meaningful association between the nutritional state of elderly people, with and without CD, with cognitive capacity, sex, and age group. Conclusion the elderly people studied presented nutritional risk; nevertheless, the nutritional state is associated only to sex. This association did not repeat when the elderly people were divided according to their cognitive capacity