Open AccessFEASIBILITY, SAFETY AND ADHERENCE OF A REMOTE PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE EXERCISES PROTOCOL FOR ELDERS
Author(s) -
Cristiane Peixoto,
João Oliveira,
Izadora Zaiden,
Cristiano Schaffer Aguzzoli,
Hugo Salomão Furtado Grangeiro Mirô,
Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1980-5764.rpda077
Subject(s) - verbal fluency test , cognition , protocol (science) , inclusion and exclusion criteria , medicine , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , adverse effect , cognitive decline , scale (ratio) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , disease , dementia , alternative medicine , neuropsychology , nursing , psychiatry , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics
Background: The practice of physical and cognitive exercises remotely has been investigated worldwide, as an important combined intervention to prevent functional decline and due to the potential to be applied on a large scale. Objective: Verify the feasibility, safety, and adherence of a remote physical and cognitive exercise protocol for elders; and to compare two different protocols and its effects on strength, cognitive functions and wellbeing. Methods: Use of the PICO strategy, conducted on September 17, on PubMed using “Alzheimer disease” and “diabetes mellitus” as descriptors, identifying 14 articles, selecting 4 after screening. Inclusion criteria: clinical and randomized controlled trials with diabetic and Alzheimer patients, published on the last 5 years. Exclusion criteria: articles focused on medications. Results: Overall adherence to the proposed sessions was 82,36% (sd16,8) in IG and 76,5% (sd24,04) in CG. There were no serious adverse events or dropouts during the study. There was an improvement in strength and verbal fluency for IG and GDS for both groups (p ≤ 0,05). Conclusion: Both protocols seem a feasible program, reaching an acceptable level of adherence and safety. The technology used can represent a sustainable path for large scale use to promote aging active in developing countries.