DEMÊNCIA NOS IDOSOS: uma revisão da literatura

Abstract

The elderly population is increasing worldwide, especially in developing countries. It is expected that, in 2025, Brazil will be the 6th country in the world with the largest number of elderly people. Mental disorders are influenced by this population change. Dementia is a group of symptoms that can occur in certain diseases or physical conditions, is considered a syndrome and not a disease and is characterized by cognitive changes persistently observed as a result of a pathology. The most common of these is Alzheimer's disease. This work brings contributions that seek to understand the aging process and the impact caused by it in its development, focusing on the theme Dementia, aiming to focus the performance of the physiotherapist with people with Dementia who present cognitive, motor, psychological, social and behavioral losses . In order to carry out this work, searches were carried out in databases in the collection of the library "Monsenhor Domingos Prado da Fonseca" and in search sites such as Scielo and Bireme, with a survey of the literature on Dementia and also on the role of the physiotherapist for this audience . Through this study it was possible to conclude that the performance of the physiotherapist in the geriatric rehabilitation team brings great benefits to the elderly becoming essential for the treatment of Dementia, seeking through the performance of the activity the maintenance of the present skills and reduction of the declines caused by the disease.