HEPPI

Homebound Elderly People Psychotherapeutic Intervention

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Program consisting of 10 weekly sessions, applied to homebound older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and depressive and anxious symptomatology (aged ≥ 65). Focused on psychoeducation, cognitive training (memory and attention control) and symptomatology/emotional difficulties presented by the subjects, sessions aim to improve cognitive function (mnesic abilities and attention control); promote the development and utilization of cognitive strategies (i.e. memory) and stress management strategies (i.e. relaxation); reduce depressive and/or anxiety symptoms; and contribute to the improvement of the Quality Of Life, the subjective perception of memory and subjects' health.