Atividade física para promoção da saúde de idosos com doença de Alzheimer e seus cuidadores

• Autor(a) principal: Garuffi, Marcelo [UNESP]
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Gobbi, Sebastião [UNESP], Hernandez, Salma Stéphany Soleman [UNESP], Vital, Thays Martins [UNESP], Stein, Angelica Miki [UNESP], Pedroso, Renata Valle [UNESP], Corazza, Danilla Icasatti [UNESP], Andrade, Larissa Pires de [UNESP], Andreatto, Carla Andreza Almeida [UNESP], Costa, José Luiz Riani [UNESP], Stella, Florindo [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.12820/RBAFS.V.16N1P80-83; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/133626
• topic: Alzheimer disease; Physical activity; Aging; Health promotion; Doença de Alzheimer; Atividade física; Envelhecimento; Promoção de saúde

Due to increased life expectancy worldwide is increasing the number of elderly with dementia, the most frequent being Alzheimer’s dementia, a progressive and neurodegenerative disease. "The Cinesioterapy Cognitive and Functional Program in elderly with Alzheimer’s Disease" (PRO-CDA) looking for, through the practice of physical activity, to intervene in symptoms of progressive disease, providing over all promotion of health for elderly and their caregivers. Through the work of multidisciplinary team, with health professionals and trainees from undergraduate courses, the project develops activities to benefit the participants, events for public awareness about the disease and improvement of professional and student health. So, the PRO-CDA hopes to contribute for improved quality of life, both of patients as the caregivers, as well contributing to the training of students and graduates in various areas of health.