Neutrosophic statistical analysis of the use of Chess in Alzheimer's disease
Keywords:
Neutrosophic statistics, Chess, Alzheimer's disease, Older adultsAbstract
In the bibliographic review it is evident that Chess has potentialities in the cognitive field that serve as a prophylactic tool for mental disorders in general and Alzheimer's disease in particular, in this sense, it is required to achieve a systematic practice of Chess in populations at presymptomatic risk with greater emphasis on older adults. The aim of this work is: to perform a neutrosophic statistical analysis to identify the effectiveness of a set of chess activities in older adults at risk of Alzheimer's disease. A pilot study of longitudinal and descriptive cut was carried out with an application period of 12 months where positive results were obtained after the evaluation of the memory of the older adult with the Mini Cognitive Examination, which allowed opening new research lines of Chess in Alzheimer's prophylaxis, from the perspective of integration of the professions of Physical Culture, health sciences and researchers of neutrosophy.