INTERVENÇÕES E FUNÇÕES EXECUTIVAS: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

Abstract

The objective of this research was to map Brazilian research publications on interventions in executive functions. This is an excerpt from a lato sensu postgraduate course conclusion work. The PRISMA-ScR protocol was used, and the databases consulted in June 2023 were the CAPES Periodicals Portal, the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and the Institute of Education Sciences (ERIC), using the descriptors “Executive Functions” AND “Intervention” in Portuguese and English. 35 articles were selected, which were divided into three thematic axes, based on the reading and similarity of the intervention proposals, namely: interventional research with children and/or adolescents, studies with adult and/or elderly individuals and interventions with individuals with diagnoses in specific clinical conditions. As a result, the largest publication flow occurred between 2019 and 2021, the largest target population was children and the elderly, and the Southeast, South and Northeast regions stood out in relation to the number of publications. The use of technological resources stands out as a powerful tool for the development and rehabilitation of Executive Functions, as well as the practice of physical exercises and multicomponent training, involving physical, cognitive and psychological aspects, at any stage of human development. The identification of the available national scope regarding the topic is relevant for understanding activities and strategies already used and the possibility of new proposals, based on available studies.