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A terapia multissensorial de snoezelen, consiste na estimulação dos sentidos através de luz, cheiro, toque, som e visão, com a utilização de equipamentos próprios para proporcionar prazer e bem-estar. Trata-se de um tipo de intervenção não-farmacológica, que tem vindo a complementar o tratamento de problemas psicopatológicos e físicos. Os resultados sobre os efeitos desta intervenção não são conclusivos. No entanto sugerem benefícios na melhoria de comportamentos desadaptativos, bem-estar e problemas de aprendizagem e desenvolvimento, entre outros. Este estudo pretende analisar o impacto de um programa de 5 sessões de estimulação multissensorial de snoezelen em pessoas idosas. Participaram no estudo 7 pessoas com idades compreendidas entre os 67 e os 85 anos, institucionalizadas numa casa de saúde mental com diferentes patologias: demência, deficiência mental moderada e transtorno afetivo bipolar. Os instrumentos usados foram a Escala de Rastreio Cognitivo Montreal Cognitive Assessement, a Geriatric Depression Scale e uma Grelha de Observação de Comportamentos. Os resultados sugerem uma diversidade de efeitos, que não permite estabelecer um padrão de impacto do snoezelen em pessoas idosas com psicopatologia. Contudo, sugerem-se potenciais efeitos benéficos da intervenção multissensorial em termos de emoções, comportamentos e a nível cognitivo. Destaca-se, também a necessidade de investigações mais robustas e consistentes que permitam para analisar os processos e impacto deste tipo de intervenção que parecem ser muito diferentes de individuo para individuo.
The multisensory therapy snoezelen consists in stimulating the senses through light, smell, touch, sound and vision, with the use of proper equipment to provide pleasure and well-being. This is a type of non-pharmacological intervention, which has a complementary treatment of psychopathological and physical problems. The results on the effects of this intervention are inconclusive. However suggest benefits in improving maladaptive behavior, welfare and problems of learning and development, among others. This study aims to analyze the impact of a program of five sessions multisensory stimulation snoezelen in older people. Participated in the study seven people aged between 67 and 85 years, institutionalized in a house with different mental health disorders: dementia, mild mental retardation and bipolar affective disorder. The instruments used were the Scale Cognitive Screening Montreal Cognitive Assessement, the Geriatric Depression Scale and a Behavior Observation Grid. The results suggest a diversity of effects, which rules out a pattern of impact of snoezelen in older people with psychopathology. However, we suggest potential beneficial effects of multisensory intervention in terms of emotions, behaviors and cognitive level. Noteworthy is also the need for more robust and consistent for investigations to analyze the processes and impact of this type of intervention that appear to be very different from individual to individual.
The multisensory therapy snoezelen consists in stimulating the senses through light, smell, touch, sound and vision, with the use of proper equipment to provide pleasure and well-being. This is a type of non-pharmacological intervention, which has a complementary treatment of psychopathological and physical problems. The results on the effects of this intervention are inconclusive. However suggest benefits in improving maladaptive behavior, welfare and problems of learning and development, among others. This study aims to analyze the impact of a program of five sessions multisensory stimulation snoezelen in older people. Participated in the study seven people aged between 67 and 85 years, institutionalized in a house with different mental health disorders: dementia, mild mental retardation and bipolar affective disorder. The instruments used were the Scale Cognitive Screening Montreal Cognitive Assessement, the Geriatric Depression Scale and a Behavior Observation Grid. The results suggest a diversity of effects, which rules out a pattern of impact of snoezelen in older people with psychopathology. However, we suggest potential beneficial effects of multisensory intervention in terms of emotions, behaviors and cognitive level. Noteworthy is also the need for more robust and consistent for investigations to analyze the processes and impact of this type of intervention that appear to be very different from individual to individual.
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Envelhecimento Estimulação Multissensorial Snoezelen