Effects of a Health Education program on cognition, mood and functional capacity

• Autor(a) principal: Dias,Juliane Cristine
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Rodrigues,Isabela Azevedo, Casemiro,Francine Golghetto, Monteiro,Diana Quirino, Luchesi,Bruna Moretti, Chagas,Marcos Hortes Nisihara, Castro,Paula Costa, Pavarini,Sofia Cristina Iost, Gratão,Aline Cristina Martins
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000400814
• topic: Aged; Health Education; Cognition; Geriatric Nursing; Activities of Daily Living

ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the effect of a Health Education (HE) program on cognition, mood and functional capacity of participants in a University of The Third Age (U3A). Method: Controlled clinical trial. The HE Program consisted of 10 sessions with group dynamics, including orientations on disease prevention and cognitive stimulation exercises, lasting four months. Intervention Group (IG) n=13; and Control Group (CG) n=15. All were assessed at the start and end of the study, using Addenbrook´s Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R), Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventory (BDI/BAI) and Functional Independence Measure (FIM). Results: Significant improvements were observed for the IG when comparing the total ACE-R score (p=0.001) and memory domain (p=0.011) before and after the intervention. For the CG, improvement was found in the memory domain only (p=0.027). Conclusion: a HE intervention program benefits the improvement in cognitive performance, particularly the memory of adults and active elderly who participated in a U3A.