Role of physical activity on the maintenance of cognition and activities of daily living in elderly with Alzheimer's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Cynthia Arcoverde²  Andréa Deslandes²  Aryce Rangel²  Andreza Rangel²  Robson Pavão¹  Fortunée Nigri¹  Eliasz Engelhardt²  Jerson Laks² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Institute of Phychiatry Laboratório de Neuropsiquiatria GeriátricaRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: Alzheimer's disease;    cognition;    ADL;    physical exercise;    mobility;    doença de Alzheimer;    AVD;    cognição;    exercício físico;    mobilidade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2008000300007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

BACKGROUND: The practice of physical activities has proved to be an efficient strategy in the improvement of independency and cognitive functions in the elderly with Alzheimer's disease (AD). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relation between the practice of physical activity, cognition and activities of daily living (ADL) of patients with AD. METHOD: The cognitive and physical aspects and ADL were evaluated of 37 elders (19 normal controls, 11 sedentary with AD and 7 active with AD). RESULTS: The variable that best predicts the cognitive state (MMSE) is the duration of disease for the AD sedentary group and Lawton's Scale for the AD active group. We observed a correlation between MMSE score and duration of disease in the sedentary group and between MMSE and ADL in the active group. CONCLUSION: Our study showed that physical and cognitive stimulation in patients with AD can contribute to decrease cognitive and functional decline.

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