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Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
2009
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- Quality of life and Alzheimer’s disease. Influence of participation at a rehabilitation center Fernanda Machado Paula V. Nunes Luciane F. Viola Franklin S. Santos Orestes V. Forlenza Mônica S. Yassuda Medicina quality of life Alzheimer’s disease psychosocial intervention Qualidade de vida e doença de Alzheimer: a influência da participação em Quality of life seldom explored in evaluartions of therapeutic interventions in Alzheimer`s diasease. Objective: To verify whether participation in a cognitive and functional rehabilitation program improves quality of life (QOL) among Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Methods: 19 AD patients participated in this study, 12 of whom attended 24 multi-professional intervention sessions – the experimental group – whereas the remaining 7 comprised the control group. The following tools were used to assess changes: a) Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); b) Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS); c) Quality of Life in AD evaluation scale (QOL-AD); d) Open question on QOL. Results: Participation had no positive impact on quantitative clinical variables (MMSE, GDS, QOL-AD). The answers to the open question, examined using the Collective Subject Discourse (CSD) method, suggested that QOL improved after the intervention. Conclusion: Combining pharmacological treatment with psychosocial intervention may prove to be an effective strategy to enhance the QOL of AD patients. 2009 artículo científico 1980-5764 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=339529014011 es http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=3395 Dementia & Neuropsychologia application/pdf Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento Dementia & Neuropsychologia (Brasil) Num.3 Vol.3