Efeitos do treinamento motor manual e cognitivo na funcionalidade e cognição de idosos institucionalizados.

This study aimed to verify the effects of manual and cognitive motor training on the functionality and cognition ofinstitutionalized elderly people. 26 institutionalized elderly participated in the study and were divided into two groups atrandom: Intervention Group (IG) (n=13) and Control Group (CG) (n=13). In the IG, 17 interventions were performed withgames that worked on cognitive functions and playful-collective activities that stimulated memory, social interaction, andmanual motor skills, whereas the CG did not. To assess functionality, the Katz Scale and the Barthel Index were used. Forcognitive evaluation, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Clock-drawing Test, and the Verbal Fluency Test wereused. In the statistical analysis, the difference between the final and initial scores (delta), the t test for comparison betweengroups, and a significance level of 5% were used. As a result, the IG was composed mainly of women (61.54%) and hada mean age of 78.07 years. In the CG, there were more men (61.54%), with a mean age of 74.84 years. There was asignificant improvement in the IG in the scores of the Katz Scale, MMSE and Verbal Fluency Test, compared to the CG. Theuse of activities that assist in independence, cognition, memory, and socialization are necessary to maintain and/or improvefunctionality, contributing to guarantee the quality of life of the elderly. Thus, this study contributes to the practice of sensorymotorand cognitive stimulation in long-term care facilities for the elderly, acting in a complementary way to public healthpolicies for the elderly.