Intervention results of cognitive training on cognitive function of the elderly in a community
- VernacularTitle:认知训练对社区老年人认知功能的干预效果研究
- Author:
Yu-Ming CHEN
1
;
Xiao-Cang DING
;
Han LIU
;
Xiao-Wei ZHUANG
;
Qi-Sang YU
Author Information
1. 上海市静安区精神卫生中心
- Keywords:
elderly people;
cognition;
cognitive disorder;
cognitive training;
cognitive function
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2016;28(10):728-731
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the impact of cognitive training on cognitive function of the elderly in a community. Methods Ninety elderly people at and above sixty years old in a community of Shanghai were recruited in the study, and were divided into two groups: the cognitive training group and the control group.The cognitive training group conducted cognitive training for 12 weeks (24 times), a comprehensive training method incorporating cognitive training courses with Lumosity ( a brain functional exercise software) .The two groups were evaluated before and after the intervention with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale ( MoCA) . Results Before the intervention, the scores of four fields ( i.e. visual space and executive function, naming, delayed recall, and directional force) and the total score for the cognitive training group were higher than the control group ( P <0 .05 );there was no statistically significant difference in other three fields ( i.e.attention, language ability and abstract ability) between the two groups (P>0.05).After the intervention, the scores of four fields (i.e.visual space and execu-tive function, attention, abstract, delayed recall) and the total score for the cognitive group improved, compared with the control group ( P<0 .05 ) . Conclusion Cognitive training could improve or maintain cognitive function for the elderly in the community.
