The effect of cognitive therapy on cognition in elderly people with Alzheimer's disease: A review article

Introduction and purpose: Elderly people often face cognitive problems due to the aging process. Decreased ability in cognitive functions leads to impaired performance in daily activities of judgment, attention, and awareness. Therefore, this study investigates different cognitive therapies on cognition in elderly people with Alzheimer's disease. Materials and Methods: Prisma method was used in this study. The present study included research published from 2015 to 2018 with keywords Cognitive Exercises, Cognition, Elderly, Alzheimer's at Pubmed Science and Science Directory. Findings: In search of 1145 articles in Pubmed database, 615 articles in Science Directory database were obtained. 1122 articles were excluded after the abstract study and finally 12 articles that matched the research objectives were selected and reported. Conclusion: Applying a variety of cognitive exercises can prevent more serious cognitive impairments in high risk individuals, especially the elderly, and increase their executive function. Therefore, practitioners are more familiar with and practicing these exercises.