Atualizações no tratamento não-farmacológico da doença de Alzheimer

Autores

  • Larissa Oliveira Melloni de Faria UEC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33233/fb.v10i6.1583

Resumo

A doença de Alzheimer representa o tipo mais freqüente de demência senil. Uma vez que os medicamentos não se mostram totalmente eficazes no tratamento dos sintomas comportamentais, abordagens não-farmacológicas vêm ganhando cada vez mais a atenção de pesquisadores e clí­nicos da área geriátrica. A proposta deste artigo é difundir métodos de tratamento não-farmacológico que visam abordar o paciente em seus aspectos globais. O presente trabalho consiste em revisão de literatura atual através de busca í  base de dados Medline, entre os anos 1998 a2008. Foram selecionadas alternativas de tratamento a fim de diminuir o declí­nio cognitivo e funcional dos pacientes e o estresse dos cuidadores. São citados o uso da estimulação elétrica nervosa transcutânea (TENS), estimulação multi-sensorial, toque terapêutico, musicoterapia, aromaterapia, terapia assistida por animais domésticos e atividades cinesioterapêuticas e cognitivas. Todas as intervenções têm como objetivo comum melhorar a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. Porém, há escassez de pesquisas cientí­ficas documentadas, o que sugere a realização de mais estudos em torno do assunto.

Palavras-chave: tratamento não-farmacológico, fisioterapia, doença de Alzheimer. 

Biografia do Autor

Larissa Oliveira Melloni de Faria, UEC

Especialista em Fisioterapia aplicada í  Neurologia Infantil pelo Departamento de Neurologia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas

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2017-12-16