Fisioterapia no paciente com doença de alzheimer em cuidados paliativos: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

This study has as objective to analyze scientific evidence about physiotherapeutic treatment in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in palliative care (PC). It is therefore an integrative review, with data collection through database searching American National Library of Medicine (PubMed), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) databases; Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), Google Scholar and Periodicals CAPES, using the following descriptors “palliative care” AND “physiotherapy” AND “Alzheimer”. It was verified that combined methods between training and cognitive stimulation, reality orientation, kinesiotherapy, reminiscence therapy and music therapy influenced the improvement of the functional capacity of the individual with AD in PC. Attention is paid to the relevance of integrated physicaltherapy the multidisciplinary team in assisting patients with CP with AD, and should draw up a specific care plan for each phase of the disease.