TITLE:
Musical and Photographic Stimulations on the Symptomatology of Alzheimer’s Disease in Elderly
AUTHORS:
Jamylly Ferreira Targino Silva, Mayara Leite Alves da Silva, Maykon Wanderley Leite Alves-da-Silva, Douglas Nijenhuis de Castro, Euclides Maurício Trindade Filho, Janise Dal Pai, Lysien Ivania Zambrano, Valtuir Barbosa Felix, Elionai Dias Soares, Camila Conceição Luz Soares, Albérico José de Moura Saldanha Filho, Magnúcia de Lima Leite, Emanuel Guilherme de Almeida Carvalho, Matheus Santos Freitas, José Claudio da Silva
KEYWORDS:
Alzheimer’s Disease, Health of the Elderly, Depression, Memory
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Neuroscience,
Vol.10 No.4,
November
9,
2020
ABSTRACT: Background: Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and
neurodegenerative disorder characterized by deterioration of brain
functions. Psychosocial interventions such as music and photographic stimuli
may contribute to cognitive and sensory exercise or rehabilitation. Objective: Evaluate musical and photographic stimuli in elderly people with Alzheimer’s
disease. Methods: It is an uncontrolled clinical trial, before-after
type, eleven subjects composing the sample. Participants were submitted to Katz
Index, Autobiographical Memory Test, GDS-15, Mini-Mental State Examination. The
collection instruments were used on the first and last day of intervention,
individually. There were 2 sessions in the week with duration of 50 minutes
totaling 20 sessions. Data were analyzed by
descriptive and inferential statistics and as variables expressed as
mean standard deviation. Results: There was a significant effect of
cognitive activity (P , it was
observed that a small advance (P = 0.05) of the daily life activities. With the
analysis of GDS-15, it is verified that they are more effective for the
increase of the previous self-estimation of the therapy (P = 0.94). In the
application of the AMT, it is observed that there was a better
recruitment of the memory for the neutral words. Conclusion: Musical and
photographic stimuli had a positive effect on the cognitive level, daily life
activities and autobiographical memory in seniors with Alzheimer’s disease.