Funcionalidad y demencia / Functionality and dementia
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
; 19(4): 324-329, 2008. tab, graf
Article
em Es
| LILACS
| ID: lil-530354
Biblioteca responsável:
CL36.1
ABSTRACT
The functionality, that ability permits the people to be able to face the basic and complex needs of the daily life, invariably will be affected in the dementias. This progressive functional limitation acquires importance because affects the quality of life of patients and caregivers and even increases the risk of mortality of the patient with dementia. The measurement of the function, with different neuropsychological tools, is an essential part of the clinical practice and it has been constituted in one of the main objectives in the follow up and in the evaluation of interventions in dementia. Cognitive training programs and antidementia drugs, like cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine, have shown modest but statistically significant benefits in some activities of daily living.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Demência
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Atividade Motora
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Univ. Chile
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Chile
País de publicação:
Chile