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PILOT STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF TELEREHABILITATION IN QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
Authors
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Helen Maria Orduña Balaguera
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3129-1352
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Estíbaliz Jiménez Arberas
Universidad de Salamanca
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5322-580X
Abstract
Introduction: the processes of care for elderly have presented changes, due to the sanitary confinement caused by COVID-19 pandemic. For this reason, telerehabilitation is promoted as a strategy to continue the processes of cognitive rehabilitation for the elderly. Aim: To evaluate quality of life perceptions among older people with cognitive impairment, who received telerehabilitation, compared with quality of life of older people with cognitive impairment without Telerehabilitation. Method: a descriptive study to identify changes in quality of life of older people receiving tele-rehabilitation processes. Assessment instruments used were: Quality of Life in Alzheimer’s Disease and the GENCAT scale. Results: this descriptive study showed favorable changes in quality of life of the elderly who were in the telerehabilitation process, while the control group presented negative changes. Conclusions: this study offers evidence on the changes in the quality of life for elderly people with cognitive impairment who participate in a telerehabilitation process during sanitary confinement. These favorable changes occurred in the dimensions of emotional well-being, material well-being, social inclusion and rights.
