Oficinas de estimulação cognitiva para idosos com baixa escolaridade:: estudo intervenção

Objective: To analyze the development of specific cognitive stimulation workshops for elderly with low educational status, and to associate it with functional ability performance. Methodology: This was an interventional before-and-after study with quantitative approach. We used cognitive screening tests. We included 12 elderly people with low education, with subjective complaints of memory. The participants were from groups for the elderly. The analysis was descripive and inferential. Results: Most participants were women (83.3%), who lived by themselves (41.7%), longlived, with average of 77.4 ± 6.7 and mean of 5.5 ± 2.2 years of schooling. The most trained cognitive areas during the workshops were attention, short-term memory, and concentration. Short-term memory and language were respectively tested by the Mini-Mental State Examination(p = 0.50) and by the word evoca-tion test (p = 0.99) without statis-tical significance, but with nega-tive absolute and relative varia-tion. There was maintenance of the ability in instrumental activ-ities of daily living, with Lawton(p = 0.99). There was an increase in the variation of the Geriatric Depression Scale (p = 0.018), but with no clinical significance. With regard to the assessment of work-shops by the elderly, interaction and participation were satisfacto-ry (100%), and 92% of the participants felt safe in performing the proposed activities. The expres-sion of memory improvement was seen in 92% of them with high levels (4 and 5); however, 41.7% reported dissatisfaction with the materials used in the workshops. Conclusion:The evaluations indicated stabilization of the state, therefore interventions showed to be efficient in the cognition maintenance and as a socialization strategy. Objetivo: Analisar o desenvolvimento de oficinas de estimulação cognitiva específicas para idosos com baixa escolaridade e associá-lo ao desempenho da capacidade funcional. Metodologia: Estudo de intervenção antes e depois, de abordagem quantitativa. Como instrumentos de coleta de dados, utilizaram-se testes de rastreio cognitivo. Foram incluídos 12 idosos de baixa escolaridade, com queixas subjetivas de memória. Os participantes foram de grupos para terceira idade. A análise foi descri-tiva e inferencial. Resultados: A maior parte da amostra foi composta por mulhe-res (83,3%), indivíduos que resi-diam sozinhos (41,7%), longevos, com média de idade de 77,4 ± 6,7, e com 5,5 ± 2,2 anos de escolaridade. As áreas cognitivas mais treinad