Training Contributions of Executive Functions in Perception of Quality of Life in Elderly
Journal Title: International Neuropsychiatric Disease Journal - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Aims: Verify the presence or lack of improvement in quality of life perception, comparing the results of the evaluation from both elderly groups that participated on the executive functions training research. Study Design: This is a quantitative, quasi-experimental, correlational study, with pre- and post-tests and intervention, with a control group for comparing. Place and Duration of Study: Program of Graduate Studies in Psychology (PUCRS), between April 2013 and September 2013. Methodology: 145 participants, all over 60 years old. Instruments: a battery of neuropsychological evaluations of cognitive functions, and the WHOQOL-OLD and WHOQOL-BREF, before and after cognitive testing. The participants from the experimental group participated in eight sessions of cognitive training (CT). 83 subjects agreed to participate in the research, 16 men (19.3 percent) and 67 women (80.7 percent). They were divided into a Control Group (CG, n=38) and an Experimental Group (EG, n=45). Results: Comparing the results between groups, there was a significant difference in the scores related to quality of life, especially in the Past-Present-Future activity of the WHOQOL-OLD (p=0.025). The EG participants increased their score significantly in this domain when compared to the CG. The EG had significant improvement in the Past-Present-Future activity of the WHOQOL-OLD (p=0.002) and in total score (p=0.014). The CG had significant improvement in the total score of the WHOQOL-BREF (p=0.041). Conclusion: The training of executive functions utilizing the program named above contributed for the improvement of life quality in elders.
Authors and Affiliations
Regina Maria Fernandes Lopes, Irani I. de Lima Argimon
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP241914
- DOI 10.9734/INDJ/2016/20347
- Views 106
- Downloads 0
Psychosis in the Intensive Care Unit: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemmas
Intensive care unit is a particular medical environment, sometimes creating particular stress to patients prone to psychological and psychiatric phenomenology. ICU psychosis, delirium and depression have been originally...
Gender, Age and Class in School Differences in Internet Addiction and Psychological Distress among Adolescents in a Nigerian Urban City
Background: Reports had revealed that internet addiction is a newly emerging social and mental health issue among the youths and has attracted much attention around the world. Furthermore excessive use of the internet ha...
Adolescents’ Disclosure of Sexual Violence Victimization in Nigeria: Prevalence, Barriers and Mental Health Implications
Aim: Despite the adverse mental health consequences of sexual violence, the majority of cases are unreported by victims. Non-disclosure prevents access to appropriate therapeutic and legal interventions. The design of in...
Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Anxiety is Associated with Less Developed Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements in Six-Month-Old Infants: An Initial Study
Aims: There are an increasing number of reports suggesting an association between maternal anxiety experienced during pregnancy and adverse outcomes of the offspring. However, exploration of the biological changes in the...
Resveratrol Reduces C-reactive Protein and Cholesterol in Schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia (SZ) are generally found with overweight and obesity and several metabolic disorders. Additionally these patients have less life expectancy, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) the main cause of...