Resultados: 4

Duration of night sleep and cognitive performance of community older adults

Objective: to analyze the relationship between the duration of self-reported night sleep and the cognitive performance of older adults. Method: the sample consisted of 156 older adults registered in Family Health Units (FHUs) in a city of São Paulo, divided into quartiles according to the duration of n...

Association between perceived social support and better cognitive performance among caregivers and non-caregivers

Rev. bras. enferm; 74 (supl.2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the association between the characteristics of the support network and cognitive performance of older caregivers and compare characteristics between caregivers and non-caregivers. Methods: we evaluated 85 older caregivers and 84 older non-caregivers registered with prima...

Effects of health education in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (supl.2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the effects of health education on both cognition and depressive/anxiety symptoms in the elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Method: this is a randomized and controlled clinical trial. Participants (n=22) were recruited from a specialized outpatient clinic, and ...

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

Rev. bras. enferm; 70 (4), 2017
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 p...