Cognitive rehabilitation to aging with dementia: a strategy of caring on gerontology nursing

Abstract

We objective to describe and to analyze the workshops stimulation efficacy for aging with dementia through the application of cognitive rake basics instruments. For this, we used the quantitative treatment, prospective and half-experimental, applied of casuistic of 11 aging, during the time of 08/2006 until 07/2007 in the dependences of Geriatric and Gerontology Program, of the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro. The results that were gotten demonstrated the characterization of the clients profile and the statistic treatment of the tests longitudinally. We are able to conclude the viability of the use of the strategic in the nurse’s work active in gerontology.