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

被引：31

作者：

Arcoverde, Cynthia ^{[1
]}

Deslandes, Andrea ^{[1
,3
]}

Rangel, Aryce ^{[1
]}

Rangel, Andreza ^{[1
]}

Pavao, Robson ^{[2
]}

Nigri, Fortunee ^{[2
]}

Engelhardt, Eliasz ^{[1
,2
]}

Laks, Jerson ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Lab Neuropsiquiatria Geriatr, Inst Psychiat IPUB, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, IPUB, Ctr Alzheimers Dis & Related Disorders, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

[3] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, IPUB, Brain Mapping & Sensorimotor Integrat Lab, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

来源：

ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA | 2008年 / 66卷 / 2B期

关键词：

Alzheimer's disease; cognition; ADL; physical exercise; mobility;

D O I：

10.1590/S0004-282X2008000300007

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

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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页码：323 / 327

页数：5

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