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T1 The effects of bilingualism on the treatment for dementia. A systematic review.
A1 Pérez San Juan, Orlando
A1 Loayssa García, Alejandra
K1 Demencia
K1 Bilingüismo
K1 Fisioterapia
AB Background: with the aging of population the cases of dementia will increase. Consequently, new perspectives are emerging for its approach, amongst them cognitive training, bilingualism, risk factors prevention and a healthy lifestyle. Objectives: to select, analyze and contrast, through a literature review, scientific evidence about bilingualism as a possible physiotherapy technique for treating dementia. Search strategy and study selection: the reviewed articles for this work were chosen from the "Pubmed", "PEDro", "Punto Q de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de la Laguna" and "Science Direct" databases. We included all the studies found between January 2013 and April 2018 which analyzed the relationship between bilingualism and dementia. A total of 10 articles were selected by an electronic search using a combination of the expressions dementia, bilingualism, aging, elderly people, physiotherapy and physical therapy. Analysis and synthesis of results: bilingualism might contribute to cognitive reserve, protect against cognitive decline, and delay the onset of dementia. Some authors did not find it when distinguishing prospective from retrospective studies, however new clinical trials have found positive evidence. Conclusions: the results observed may confirm that bilingualism has positive effects on the treatment of dementia in the sense that it could delay the onset of the condition in 4-5 years. However, bilingualism per se is not a protective factor. There are many risks factors which make the condition more likely to occur.
YR 2018
FD 2018
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 29-abr-2024