Effects of compositive cognitive training for healthy community elders in reasoning ability: a controlled trial
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2011.12.023
- VernacularTitle:综合认知训练对社区健康老人推理能力影响的对照研究
- Author:
Wei FENG
;
Wenyuan WU
;
You CHEN
;
Yan CHENG
;
Chunbo LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Community mental health services;
Aged;
Reasoning ability;
Intervention studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2011;20(12):1125-1127
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effects of compositive cognitive training on reasoning ability for healthy community elderly.Method All the participants were selected from one district in Shanghai by every 50 samples.151 community healthy elderly who accorded with the standard were collected at last.They were divided into cognitive intervention group ( n =90) and control group ( n =61 ) by sequence.The interventions ( includes reasoning,memory training,et al) were conducted in 24 sessions over 12 weeks.All individuals were assessed by Neuropsychological Test Battery for Elderly (NTBE) at baseline,follow-up,half a year follow-up and one year follow-up phase,and Raven' s Standard Progressive Matrices on reasoning classes.Results The scores of Raven' s Standard Progressive Matrices were significantly higher after reasoning training in intervention group( (15.54 ±5.70),(10.35 ± 5.10),t =3.595,P ＜ 0.01 ).Compared with baseline,the reasoning test scores of NTBE were significantly higher after cognitive intervention in treatment group at follow-up phase,and were also significantly higher than control group (P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusion Results support the effectiveness of compositive cognitive training in improving reasoning ability are positive,and can last for one year.
