Development and Evaluation of a Community based Multifaceted Cognitive Training Program for the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment
10.12799/jkachn.2019.30.2.119
- Author:
Yeonhee PARK
1
;
Heeyoung OH
Author Information
1. Professor, Department of Nursing, Daejeon Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cognitive dysfunction;
Cognitive behavioral therapy;
Cognition
- MeSH:
Activities of Daily Living;
Aged;
Cognition;
Cognitive Therapy;
Community Health Centers;
Depression;
Education;
Humans;
Independent Living;
Mild Cognitive Impairment
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2019;30(2):119-129
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effects of a multifaceted cognitive training program on cognitive function, depression, and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in community dwelling elders with mild cognitive impairment. METHODS: A non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. The subjects were recruited from a community health center in D metropolitan city and were assigned to the experimental or control group. Weekly 50-minute session intervention was delivered to the experimental group over 12 weeks. 8 weeks and 12weeks after intervention, the changes in cognitive function, depression, and IADL in the groups were measured and compared. Data were analyzed with Mann-Whitney U test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, and post-hoc test with Bonferroni correction using SPSS/WIN 23.0. RESULTS: When compared with their counterparts (n=15), the elders in the experimental group (n=12) showed significant improvement in cognitive function and depression at week 12. The mean scores of IADL at week 12 were not significantly different between the groups. CONCLUSION: The results indicate that this multifaceted cognitive training program is effective in improving cognitive function, depression, and avoiding deterioration of IADL among elders with mild cognitive impairment.
