Benefícios da atividade fisica sobre a cognição em pacientes com esquizofrenia

Abstract

Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder that has serious personal, social and economic consequences. It is characterized by positive symptoms, which are characterized by psychosis and delusions and negative symptoms, such as low motivation and social isolation. In addition to these aspects of the disease, schizophrenia is associated with deficiency in cognitive aspects, including deficit in verbal memory, processing speed and understanding of social situations. Physical activity in schizophrenia brings benefits in improving blood pressure, body composition, glucose control and overall metabolic improvement. In addition, it is an intervention that can be considered beneficial in relation to cognitive deficits, facilitating the functional recovery of these patients. This integrative review aimed to assess the effects of physical activity interventions on cognition in people with schizophrenia. A search was performed on the PUBMED database in November 2017, with no time limit. The results showed that physical activity may be beneficial for these patients, and the combination of physical exercise and cognitive training may potentiate the effects of cognitive training in this population.