Neurocognitive Stimulation to Improve the Degree of Independence in The Elderly

Abstract

Background: research in the field of neurocognitive therapy to improve visual-motor coordination in the elderly is scarce, so in this study an intervention protocol was implemented through playful exercises that sought to improve coordination between sight and movement execution of this age group, the exercises were worked seeking to integrate the executive functions to them having as; Objective: to improve the visual-motor coordination of elderly residents of the nursing home Sacred Heart of Jesus; Methods:  This research was descriptive based on the quantitative approach with a transversal cut, an initial evaluation was made during the first week through the Barthel index, after this the program was executed for 10 weeks to finally in the last week reapply the Barthel index and thus obtain the results that were obtained with this age group; Results: an improvement was evidenced in the final score compared to the initial where it went from a score of 70. Conclusions: in this work a 12-week neurocognitive training program was established, which showed effectiveness in the improvement of visual-motor coordination and quality of life in general in this age group.