RESUMO Objetivo Realizar uma revisão sistemática sobre quais são os tratamentos não farmacológicos que ajudam a melhorar a qualidade de vida (QV) de idosos com doença de Alzheimer (DA) mais descritos na literatura nos últimos dez anos (2006-2016). Métodos Revisão sistemática da literatura realizada nas três primeiras semanas de janeiro de 2016, nas bases: Capes, SciELO, Web of Science, PubMed, Lilacs e Scopus. Foram utilizadas duas combinações de termos: (1) predictors AND quality of life AND elderly AND Alzheimer’s disease e (2) non-pharmacological treatment AND quality of life AND Alzheimer’s disease. Foram encontrados 240 artigos e analisados o título e o resumo dos artigos e, quando necessário, o próprio texto. Do total de 240 artigos, apenas quatro trabalhos preencheram os critérios de inclusão e foram selecionados. Resultados Os resultados mostraram que os tratamentos não farmacológicos mais descritos, no referido período, visando melhorar a QV de idosos com DA, foi a reabilitação, tanto cognitiva quanto multidisciplinar. Conclusão As técnicas de reabilitação mostraram-se capazes de melhorar a QV de idosos com doença de Alzheimer leve.

Efectos de un programa de entrenamiento multicomponente sobre indicadores de salud física y cognitiva de mujeres mayores Effects of a multicomponent training program on physical and cognitive health indicators of older women Efeitos de um programa de treinamento multicomponente sobre indicadores de saúde física e cognitiva de mulheres de idade avançada

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80 com nível superior demonstraram-se mais insatisfeitos com o trabalho realizado. Conclui-se que fatores intrínsecos (sexo, idade e escolaridade) somados ao ambiente de trabalho são determinantes para os riscos psicossociais e estresse dos cuidadores formais.Palavras-chave: idoso, cuidador, instituições de longa permanência para idosos (ILPI), estresse, riscos psicossociais AbstractThe process of population aging has focused attention on research and new services. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the psychosocial risks and stress of 33 formal caregivers who work in institutions for long-term care for elderly people. The average age of caregivers was 42.4, with primary education (42.4%), women (45.5%), working between 1 and 5 years (63.6%). The instruments and materials used were: the Protocol for the Evaluation of Psychosocial Work Risks, Perceived Stress Inventory and salivary cortisol rates. The main results indicate that caregivers perceived themselves to be less stressed (mean = 20 ± 7.8). Cortisol levels were also below the reference value (mean = 9.2 ± 3.6); the organization of the work presented a high risk (mean = 3.0 ± 1.3). It was found a statistically significant relationship between cortisol levels and the high risk of the prescribed work organization (r = -0.439; p = 0.036), as well as between the perceived stress and the feeling of disqualification in the caregivers (r = 0.485, p = 0.004). Male caregivers with higher education were more dissatisfied with the work conducted. It is concluded that intrinsic factors (gender, age and educational level) added to the work environment are determinant for the psychosocial risks and stress of the formal caregivers.

The aim of this study was to verify the effects of uncontrollable shocks on the aggressive behavior of the Betta splendens. Eighteen domesticated Betta splendens were divided into 3 groups: Control (CTRL), Controllable Shocks (CSH), and Uncontrollable Shocks (USH). The procedure was performed in 3 phases: (a) register of the aggressive behavior (baseline); (b) treatment with shocks; and (c) register of aggressive behavior (test). The aggressive behaviors registered were display and attack. These behaviors were measured regarding the latency of the first response, response frequency, and duration. The intragroup analysis performed through variances analysis (1-way ANOVA) between the baseline and test session showed significant difference only regarding the latency of the first display response in the test, H (1) ϭ 4.078, p ϭ .041, in the USH group, however this response decreased in all the groups, thus this reduction cannot be attributable to the treatment with uncontrollable shocks. Nonetheless, it can be said that, although the other measures didn't present statistical significance, there was a tendency for the aggressive behavior in the Group USH to diminish, because the display duration, frequency of display, and attack decreased, and the latency of the first attack increased, all of these results were expected to the USH group. Thus, we concluded that taking into account the experimental conditions of this study, the uncontrollable shocks do not attenuate the aggressive behavior of Betta splendens in the same degree they do to rodents, possibly as a result of methodological differences between the studies.