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Effects of a cognitive stimulation program on institutionalized older people
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Enquadramento: A evidência sugere que a estimulação cognitiva nos idosos tem resultados positivos na cognição e na sintomatologia depressiva.
Objetivo: Avaliar a eficácia de um programa de estimulação cognitiva na cognição e sintomatologia depressiva em idosos institucionalizados.
Metodologia: Estudo experimental numa amostra de 100 idosos. A versão portuguesa da Mini-Mental State Exami- nation e da Geriatric Depression Scale-15 foram aplicadas a cada um dos grupos no pré-teste e no pós-teste. O grupo experimental foi submetido a 14 sessões de estimulação cognitiva.
Resultados: O programa de estimulação cognitiva melhorou a cognição (p < 0,01), não existindo diferenças estatisticamente significativas na sintomatologia depressiva quando se comparam ambos os grupos (p > 0,05). Do
ponto de vista clínico, no grupo experimental verificou-se uma redução da sintomatologia depressiva (p < 0,05),
sendo que o mesmo não sucede no grupo de controlo (p > 0,05).
Conclusão: O programa de estimulação cognitiva melhorou significativamente a cognição, explicando 9,8% da va- riabilidade identificada. Os resultados obtidos são encorajadores, demonstrando que o programa produz benefícios
para idosos institucionalizados, contribuindo, assim, para a manutenção da sua saúde mental.
Background: The evidence suggests that cognitive stimu- lation in the elderly has positive results in cognition and depressive symptomatology. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive stimulation program in cognition and depressive symp- tomatology in institutionalized older people. Methodology: Experimental study in a sample of 100 elder- ly individuals. The Portuguese versions of the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 were applied to each one of the groups in the pre-test and post-test. The experimental group was submitted to 14 sessions of cognitive stimulation. Results: The cognitive stimulation program improved cog- nition (p < 0.01), with no occurrence of statistically signif- icant differences in the depressive symptomatology when comparing both groups (p > 0.05). From a clinical point of view, there was a reduction in depressive symptomatology (p < 0.05) in the experimental group, while the same is not true in the control group (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The cognitive stimulation program signifi- cantly improved cognition, explaining 9.8% of identified variability. The results are encouraging, demonstrating that the program benefits institutionalized older people, thus contributing to the maintenance of their mental health.
Background: The evidence suggests that cognitive stimu- lation in the elderly has positive results in cognition and depressive symptomatology. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive stimulation program in cognition and depressive symp- tomatology in institutionalized older people. Methodology: Experimental study in a sample of 100 elder- ly individuals. The Portuguese versions of the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Geriatric Depression Scale-15 were applied to each one of the groups in the pre-test and post-test. The experimental group was submitted to 14 sessions of cognitive stimulation. Results: The cognitive stimulation program improved cog- nition (p < 0.01), with no occurrence of statistically signif- icant differences in the depressive symptomatology when comparing both groups (p > 0.05). From a clinical point of view, there was a reduction in depressive symptomatology (p < 0.05) in the experimental group, while the same is not true in the control group (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The cognitive stimulation program signifi- cantly improved cognition, explaining 9.8% of identified variability. The results are encouraging, demonstrating that the program benefits institutionalized older people, thus contributing to the maintenance of their mental health.
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Cognição Enfermagem Ensaio clínico controlado aleatório Envelhecimento Idoso Cognition Nursing Randomized controlled trial Aging Aged
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Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem da Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra