Cognitive function of elderly residents in long-term institutions: effects of a physiotherapy program

The increase in the size of the elderly population demands new knowledge about the process of healthy and active aging. Cognitive disorders are directly associated with aging, and therefore represent a public health problem. A longitudinal and interventional study with a quantitative approach was pe...

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Main Authors: Bruno Ricarth Domiciano, Darling Kescia Araújo Peixoto Braga, Paula Negrão da Silva, Mayara Paz Albino dos Santos, Thiago Brasileiro de Vasconcelos, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000100057&lng=en&tlng=en