Nuevas tecnologías en la neurorehabilitación de los adultos mayores con enfermedad Alzheimer

Abstract

The worrying increase in the incidence of cases of dementia such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD) has led society to a growing interest in non-pharmacological interventions in the management of this pathology that allow promoting the maintenance and optimization of mental capacities that are are diminished or appeased by the evolution of the disease. The appearance of new technologies has made a great contribution to cognitive intervention teams and could lead to a reconstruction of the processes carried out for cognitive rehabilitation with AD. To do this, a series of studies on the use of new technologies in older people with cognitive disorders have been analyzed in order to offer a clearer view of the data obtained with respect to this field of research. A total of 161 articles were selected, after a duplication process and after passing different quality tools, a total of 7articles remained. The results found indicate that new technologies help to reduce some symptoms associated with the disease, such as anxiety and depression, and it is important to combine them with traditional therapies.