The use of cognitive rehabilitation and cognitive training by Occupational Therapy in elderly people with Alzheimer's Disease: an integrative review

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v11i1.6070

Keywords:

Occupational Therapy, Cognition, Dementia, Rehabilitation, Aged

Abstract

Objective: to carry out a survey of the main interventions used by Occupational Therapists in the Rehabilitation and Cognitive Training of elderly people with Alzheimer's Disease. Methods: integrative review, including articles published between 2011 and 2021, in English, Portuguese and Spanish in the Scientific Electronic Library Online, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature and National Library of Medicine databases, using the descriptors : “terapia ocupacional” (occupational therapy), “reabilitação” (rehabilitation), “cognição” (cognition), “Alzheimer”, “treino cognitivo” (cognitive training), “disfunção cognitiva e treino cognitivo” (cognitive dysfunction and cognitive training). Results: nine articles were considered, mostly produced in Asia, quantitative and cross-sectional, with no uniformity in experimental designs, and interventions with different approaches in cognitive rehabilitation. Occupational therapists prefer to perform Cognitive Rehabilitation instead of Cognitive Training, and use activities and occupations that are significant for the elderly in the intervention process. Conclusion: in the works surveyed, Occupational Therapists use Cognitive Rehabilitation as a way of working on cognitive and functional aspects in elderly people with Alzheimer's Disease, notably the functional aspects that help maintain independence in Activities of Daily Living.

Author Biographies

Alexia Regina Monteiro da Rocha, Terapeuta Ocupacional

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Belém/PA

Alexandra Liliane Marcelino e Souza, Terapeuta Ocupacional.

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Belém/PA

Marcelo Marques Cardoso, Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Doutor em Neurociências. Docente do curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém/PA

Victor Augusto Cavaleiro Corrêa, Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da UFPA

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Doutor em Doenças Tropicais. Docente do curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da UFPA, Belém/PA

Kátia Maki Omura, Curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da UFPA

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Doutora em Neurociências. Docente do curso de Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional da UFPA, Belém/PA

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Published

2023-03-19

How to Cite

Regina Monteiro da Rocha, A., Liliane Marcelino e Souza, A., Marques Cardoso, M., Cavaleiro Corrêa, V. A., & Maki Omura, K. (2023). The use of cognitive rehabilitation and cognitive training by Occupational Therapy in elderly people with Alzheimer’s Disease: an integrative review. JOURNAL FAMILY, CYCLES OF LIFE AND HEALTH IN SOCIAL CONTEXT, 11(1), e6070. https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v11i1.6070