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Abstract
Introduction: The Occupational Therapy was incorporated to the Elderly Health League of Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC) jointly to medical, nursery and
physiotherapy professionals to integrally assist the elderly, thus enabling those with memory complaints to do significant activities to find their interests, abilities,
and capabilities in the construction and recovery of daily activities. Objective: To enhance elderly independence and autonomy, as well as to stimulate memory
development, facilitating life history production of each individual. Material and method: We carried out 15 weekly meetings of 60 minutes each, with 8 elderly, in
the Specialty Outpatient Clinic of FMABC. Results: Our data ascertained that integral assistance assigned to this population improved health promotion and quality of
life. Regarding memory, the elderly reported they have noticed their improvement during the meetings, as they started the training activities within the group and also
at home. We also verified that, beside the complaints related to memory problems, the group had an important role in enlarging the elderly social networks, and some
of them became motivated to think about and to execute other future life projects. Conclusions: The memory problems diminished, social participation increased,
and also occurred the development of autonomy and creation of life projects in this life stage, which is not always permeated only by losses.
Keywords: Occupational Therapy; geriatrics; memory.
Recebido: 26/8/2009
Revisado: 28/10/2009
Aprovado: 18/11/2009
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC), Santo Andr (SP), Brasil
Endereo para correspondncia: Andria Zarzour Abou-Hala-Corra Faculdade de Medicina do ABC Avenida Lauro Gomes, 2.000 Vila Sacadura
Cabral CEP 09060-870 Santo Andr (SP) E-mail: coord.to@fmabc.br
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Introduo
Mtodos
3-5
(protocolo n. 069/2007).
de memria.
pacional e estagiria).
A amostra deste estudo foi constituda por 6 pacientes idosos, sem
diagnstico mdico de demncia ou de qualquer outra afeco cognitiva
2 grau incompleto.
a memria .
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Masuchi MH, Abou-Hala-Teixeira AZ, Guarnieri AP, Aziz JL, Brito FC, Abou-Hala-Corra AZ
Resultados
Os resultados obtidos foram analisados qualitativa e quantitativamente, de acordo com o processo metodolgico acima descrito.
A pontuao obtida pela aplicao do MEEM no primeiro encontro
ram perceber a melhora da mesma, uma vez que iniciaram o seu treino
Foi constatado que, para alm do treino de memria, o grupo teve papel
maior parte dos idosos referiu mudanas em seus hbitos de vida, aumenta-
problemas.
antes no lembradas.
Assim, da mesma forma que Guerreiro7, foi observado aumento dos in-
Discusso
Os grupos de memria com idosos foram realizados a fim de promover
o desempenho cognitivo e criar novas possibilidades de estarem no mundo.
Agradecimentos
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