ABSTRACT
Objective
To carry out a systematic bibliographical review, between 2006 and 2016, about the most cited non-pharmacological treatments that improve the quality of life (QOL) of elderly with Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Methods
The study was to realize in Capes, SciELO, Web of Science, PubMed, Lilacs and Scopus databases. The search was to carry out in the three first of January 2016. The following terms combinations were used: (1) predictors AND quality of life AND elderly AND Alzheimer’s disease (in February) and (2) non-pharmacological treatment AND quality of life AND Alzheimer’s disease. The searches resulted in 240 articles. Four articles were selected after title and abstract inspection.
Results
Multidisciplinary or cognitive rehabilitation was the most cited non-pharmacological treatment that promote the QOL in elderly with AD.
Conclusion
The rehabilitation techniques presented capable of improving the QOL in elderly with mild Alzheimer’s disease.
Quality of life; non-pharmacological treatments; Alzheimer’ disease
