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24th European Congress of Psychiatry / European Psychiatry 33S (2016) S116–S348

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depressive symptoms are associated with cognitive deterioration,

especially in comprehension and judgment, delayed recall, verbal

memory and visuospacial coordination in elderly people.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.408

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A description of clinical profile of over

65-years-old patients in acute

psychiatric hospitalization unit at

Hospital Universitario Central De

Asturias (Oviedo, Spain)

I. Abad-Acebedo , L. Gonzalez-Blanco

, E. Torio-Ojea ,

S. Bestene-Medina , J. Rodriguez-Revuelta

Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias, Psiquiatría, Oviedo,

Spain

Corresponding author.

Introduction

Older patients with psychiatric conditions often

have other disorders that include different levels of cognitive

impairment, modifying the presentation of psychiatric symptoms

and requiring treatment adaptations

[1] .

Objective

To describe clinical profile of hospitalized patients > 65

years, and its relationship with the presence of cognitive impair-

ment and the length of hospital stay.

Methods

Descriptive and comparative study. Sample: 71 inpa-

tients > 65 years (mean

±

SD Age: 72.42

±

5.96), admitted to

“Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias”(Spain) from August

2014 to June 2015. Age, length of hospitalization, diagnosis, cog-

nitive impairment and treatment data were collected

( Table 1 ).

Results

Days of hospital stay (mean

±

SD) = 15.89

±

11.53. No

variable showed significant relation except number of antipsy-

chotics taken (

r

= 0.307,

P

= 0.009). Cognitive impairment was

significantly more frequent in men than women (45.5/15.8%;

2

= 7.46;

P

= 0.006). No other variable showed significant differ-

ences.

Conclusions

A high percentage of psychiatric inpatients > 65

years present a cognitive impairment (29.6%) which was more fre-

quent in males (45.5%). The length of hospital stay seems to be

similar than in the rest of patients and not being affected by any

of studied variables. More studies should be carried on to com-

pare those results with similar variables in younger population

and to analyze if there are differences between subgroups (65–75

vs > 75)

[1] .

Table 1

Sociodemographic/clinical features.

LAI: long-acting injections.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

Reference

[1] Rhodes SM, et al. Predictors of prolonged length of stay and

adverse events among older adults with behavioral health-

related emergency department visits: a systematic medical

record review. J Emerg Med 2015.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.409

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Functional and cognitive

independence in the elderly

M. Henry

1 ,

, A.A. Henry-Gonzalez

2

, A.N. Gonzalez-Delgado

3

,

E.A.D. Acosta-Diaz

3

, F.J. Castro-Molina

4

1

University of La Laguna, Department of Internal Medicine,

Dermatology and Psychiatry, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

2

Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Health Care Department, Santa Cruz

de Tenerife, Spain

3

Tenerife Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences Consulting Facility,

Managing, Human Support and Resources, Santa Cruz de Tenerife,

Spain

4

University of La Laguna & UNED University in Tenerife, UNED,

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Corresponding author.

Introduction

The problems and costs associated with aging and

the aged pose a major challenge to the future. The elderly portion

of our population is constantly expanding, No single health issue

will demand more attention than aging, challenging our healthcare

system.

Objectives and aim

This study aims at assessing functional and

cognitive independence in a sample of elderly patients in a private

care setting.

Methods

The sample is composed of 38 elderly patients undergo-

ing treatment in a private healthcare setting, mean age 76.32 (SD:

7.46), 22 females:16 males. The Functional IndependenceMeasure

Scale was applied in order to assess physical and cognitive disabil-

ity. The scale focuses the level of disability indicating the burden

of caring for these patients. The scale contains 18 items (13 motor

tasks and 5 cognitive ones) of basic activities of daily living.

Results

The symptomatic pattern is marked by main scores in

dimensions of a cognitive profile, namely, Problem solving (mean

value: 2.64), Cognitive comprehension (2.88), Memory (3.12) fol-

lowed by motor-gait disability and physical dependence items,

as Bathing (3.24), Upper body dressing (3.92), Lower body dress-

ing (4.06), Toileting (4.38), Shower transfer (4.60) and Locomotion

(4.68).

Discussion and conclusions

Cognitive items are underlined as the

most impaired ones. Physical limitation is related to common daily

tasks even in indoor activities. Questions remain concerning the

independence of cognitive and physical variables. Are cognitive

problems the real trigger of body functional disability? Or do they

have an independent onset? Future research could answer properly

these questions.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their decla-

ration of competing interest.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.01.410

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Facial emotion recognition in elderly

patients with bipolar disorder:

Comparison with healthy controls

M. Herrmann

1 ,

, C. Padovan

1 , 2

, I. Rouch

3

, J.M. Dorey

1

1

Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier, Geriatric Psychiatry, Bron, France

2

Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences, Inserm U1028, CNRS

UMR5292, Bron, France

3

Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital des Charpennes, Centre Mémoire

Ressource et Recherche, Villeurbanne, France

Corresponding author.