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    “La influencia del estilo de vida como tratamiento no farmacológico en la demencia senil de tipo alzheimer en adultos mayores en el hogar de ancianos sagrado corazón de jesús en el cantón Ambato provincia de Tungurahua en el periodo febrero 2014- julio 2014.”
    (Universidad Técnica de Ambato - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Carrera de Medicina, 2014-11-01) Salvador Aguilar, Andrea Daniela; Bastidas Tello Dr. MSc., Guillermo
    The present research was conducted in the Nursing Home Sacred Heart of Jesus, as there is a population of older adults with some degree of cognitive impairment level related to suffering Alzheimer's disease An investigation was carried out with an analytical, longitudinal, prospective study involving 20 older adults with Alzheimer's pathology in which an interview has a Cohen's kappa between 0.86 and 0.90 was applied, then the proposal will be implemented in either affected. To determine the influence was applied again the interview with which it is compared with the first, having changes in their statistical values that demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed addition statistical Wilcoxon test was applied, it is determined if there is a relationship between the variables lifestyle: health status, mobility, personal care and depression with non-drug treatment. This work showed that severe cognitive impairment is maintained, there is no change, and in mild cognitive impairment and there is a modest 10% improvement. The main objective of this work is to demonstrate the influence of lifestyle as non-pharmacological treatment in senile dementia of Alzheimer type in older adults in the nursing home Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Canton Ambato Tungurahua Province in February 2014 period.