Calidad de vida en pacientes con Demencia tipo Alzheimer

Alzheimer's Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that produces cognitive and behavioral symptoms that affect the quality of life. The quality of life is the perception that an individual has about their own health. An investigation was carried out whosesample of the study consisted of 50 pat...

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Autores: Cañas Lucendo, Manuel, Perea Bartolomé, María Victoria, Ladera Fernández, Valentina, García García, Ricardo, Pérez Sáez, Enrique
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Ecuador
Recursos:Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
Repositorio:Repositorio Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uide.edu.ec:37000/3305
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.33890/innova.v3.n2.1.2018.704
https://repositorio.uide.edu.ec/handle/37000/3305
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:demencia tipo Alzheimer; calidad de vida
alzheimer's dementia; quality of life
Descrição
Resumo:Alzheimer's Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that produces cognitive and behavioral symptoms that affect the quality of life. The quality of life is the perception that an individual has about their own health. An investigation was carried out whosesample of the study consisted of 50 patients with Alzheimer's Dementia and 60 Subjects without cognitive impairment. The Quality of Life Scale in Alzheimer's Disease-QOL-AD was applied. The results show that patients with Alzheimer's Dementia have a lower overall self-perceived quality of life than subjects without cognitive impairment.