FATORES PSICOLÓGICOS ASSOCIADOS À FALTA DE MEMÓRIA EM IDOSOS

Aging may cause cognitive disorders in the elderly, especially in memory. The objective of thisstudy was to identify key psychological factors associated with memory loss in the elderlythrough articles published in recent ten years available in the main research platforms in thecountry and report the experiments from Zen Senior program, which objective was stress andanxiety management. In the selected articles the main psychological factors related to memoryloss was anxiety, stress, depression, self-efficacy and metamemory, these being the main focuswhen this topic is investigated. Then, it was appointed the socioeconomic and clinical factors.However, the research showed no significant data to support the effects of these in memory.Due the dubiousness of these factors, it is essential that health practices aimed at the elderly acton interdisciplinarity, focusing primarily on mental health. To this end, the program Zen Seniorfrom Unimed Litoral contributes to soften the impact of psychological factors on the memoryperformance of the elderly.