Desempenho cognitivo-perceptual de indivíduos com doença de Parkinson submetidos à fisioterapia

Luana Beatriz Lemes; Cyntia Letícia Batistetti; Isabela Andrelino de Almeida; Natália Mariano Barboza; Marcelle Brandão Terra; Maria Eduarda Brandão Bueno; Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v15n1.5948

Authors

Luana Beatriz Lemes Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Cyntia Letícia Batistetti Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Isabela Andrelino de Almeida Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Natália Mariano Barboza Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Marcelle Brandão Terra Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Maria Eduarda Brandão Bueno Universidade Estadual de Londrina
Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v15n1.5948

Keywords:

Parkinson’s disease, Physical therapy modalities, Cognition, visual perception.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of physiotherapy in the cognitive- perceptual system of individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Methods: This is a prospective case series, consisting of 16 individuals with PD between stages 1.5 to 3 on the Hoehn and Yahr scale, assessed before, at the end, and later than three months after the intervention (follow up) using the following instruments: Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale, Degree of Disability Scale of Hoehn and Yahr, Geriatric Depression Scale, Mini Mental Test, the Katz Index, and two visuomotor graphics. A physiotherapy intervention, totaling 20 sessions targeting the improvement of cognitive-perceptual system, was received. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between pre and post (P=0.03) and between post and follow up (P=0.03) for the implementation of the two visuomotor graphics. As for the other outcomes, no significant differences were found. Conclusion: The intervention was made effective for the perceptual system in individuals with PD. However, no statistically significant differences were found between the values of the three evaluation moments in the MMSE scale, GDS and Katz Index.