TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive output of a neuropsychological stimulation program in an elderly day care center with low educated participants
T2 - an observational study
AU - Nunes, Maria Vânia Silva
AU - Pinho, Ana Almeida
AU - Campos, Helena Mauricio
AU - Abreu, Paula
AU - Gonçalves, Isabel Pinto
AU - Caldas, Alexandre Castro
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objective: In the present paper we present an observational study of the implementation of a Neuropsychological Stimulation Program at an Elderly Day Care Center in low-educated participants with very similar backgrounds concerning social economic status. Methods: The implemented program tackled several dimensions, including daily orientation sessions, cognitive stimulation sessions twice a week, followed by movement sessions, and structured sessions conducted every two weeks. Cognitive Evaluation was performed before and after implementation of the program. Results: Results are discussed taking into consideration cognitive outputs as well as non-cognitive outputs and the specificities of communitybased intervention. Conclusion: It was concluded that community-based intervention is set to become vital in promoting dementia prevention.
AB - Objective: In the present paper we present an observational study of the implementation of a Neuropsychological Stimulation Program at an Elderly Day Care Center in low-educated participants with very similar backgrounds concerning social economic status. Methods: The implemented program tackled several dimensions, including daily orientation sessions, cognitive stimulation sessions twice a week, followed by movement sessions, and structured sessions conducted every two weeks. Cognitive Evaluation was performed before and after implementation of the program. Results: Results are discussed taking into consideration cognitive outputs as well as non-cognitive outputs and the specificities of communitybased intervention. Conclusion: It was concluded that community-based intervention is set to become vital in promoting dementia prevention.
KW - Community
KW - Dementia
KW - Elderly
KW - Low education
KW - Neuropsychological stimulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84903541653&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1590/S1980-57642014DN82000012
DO - 10.1590/S1980-57642014DN82000012
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903541653
SN - 1980-5764
VL - 8
SP - 162
EP - 168
JO - Dementia e Neuropsychologia
JF - Dementia e Neuropsychologia
IS - 2
ER -