Aim: to analyze a program of cognitive stimulation workshops for elderly people with subjective memory and humor complaints and to associate it with the functional performance of functional capacity.Methods: this is a almost-experimental, quantitative study conducted in soderhamn ottoman cover a university extension program for elderly people.For data collection, the following tests were used: Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale (EDG), Daily Life Instrumental Activities Scale (Lawton), Verbal Fluency Test (EVP) and Clock Test.Descriptive and inferential data analysis using R.software.
Results: after the cognitive stimulation workshops, we obtained a discreet increase in the MMSE scores and a decrease in EDG.As for the Lawton Clock and EVP test scores, there were maintenance on values, which may be indicative of maintaining functional capacity.Conclusion: we recommend programs jolly joes grape candy of cognitive stimulation with systematized intervention protocols, with specific attention to the demands of the elderly people and follow-up of the functional capacity.