The study evaluated the use of the Mini-Mental State Examination scale (MMSE), Tinettiscale, and\nMotor Scale for the Elderly (EMTI) toassist in the diagnosis of potential needs observed in elderlies\nwith Mild Cognitive Impairment. This was aquasi-experimental research, conducted in a Basic\nHealth Unit in thecityof Rio de Janeiro in 2014. The sample population consisted of 22 elderlies\naged 64 to 88 years and 86.36% females. The SAS statistical software (version 9.3.1) and Kruskal-\nWallis test were used at a 95% confidence interval and a significance level of 0.05 and demonstrated\nsignificant differences in the evaluations performed before and after the intervention. The\ndetected diagnoses were: impaired memory, the risk of falls, and willingness to improved relationships,\namong others. The evaluations showed MMSE results that were suggestive of cognitive\nimpairment in 22.73% of the elderlies; the Tinetti scale showed a high risk of falls in 31.82% of\ntheelderlies; and EMTI with 88.36 points, which was equivalent to the normal low classification.\nThe intervention took place through ten weekly activity sessions after the initial evaluations. In\nthe second evaluation, the Tinetti showed 59.09% of the elderlies with a moderate risk of falls and\nthe EMTI as the normal average classification with 90.32 points. It was concluded that the scales\noffered diagnostic possibilities, which allowed for the implementation of necessary interventions\naccording to the detected problems.
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