title: [Cognitive stimulation workshops for elderly people with dementia; a gerontological nursing care strategy].
abstract: This study had the objective of describing and analyzing the efficacy of cognitive stimulation workshops for elderly people with dementia, applying cognitive traceability tools. It was a quantitative, longitudinal and quasi-experimental study, conducted with 11 individuals, from August 2006 to July 2007 in the Program of Geriatrics and Gerontology at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), in Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Friedman's test was used to compare the four evaluations (pre, post 1, post 2 and post 3). Results showed that values remained stable in the tests: MEEM (p-value = 0.084); the clock test (p-value = 0.080); AIVD-Lawton (p-value = 0.208); AVDs-Katz (p-value = 0.547). It was concluded that it is feasible to use gerontological nursing workshops with the purpose of improving patients' self-care and independence.
authors.affiliation: Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica pela Marinha do Brasil e Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Brazil. prialfra@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Priscilla Alfradique
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Renata Cristina da Silva
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: Rosimere Ferreira
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Selma Petra Chaves
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sá
authors.forename: Keila Mara
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cassiano