The effectiveness of a stimulation program on cognitive capacity among individuals older than 60.
The purpose of this study was to test the effects of a multistimulant home-based intervention program on cognitive function, anxiety, and depression among older adults with cognitive impairment. This research is quasi-experimental and was designed in an effort to increase the cognitive capacity of individuals above the age of 60 with reduced cognitive capacities. Each senior received a total of seven home visits, including intervention conversation, newspaper/ book reading, painting/handcraft activities, and physical exercise. The Mini Mental State Test scores of the participants statistically increased, whereas the Beck Anxiety and the Geriatric Depression Scale scores showed a decrease (p < .05) after the intervention. Findings demonstrate that the multistimulant approach to improve cognitive capacity among individuals older than 60 years was successful.
Karatay
Gülnaz
G
Kafkas University, Kars, Turkey.
Akkuş
Yeliz
Y
D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001155:Art Therapy; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006792:House Calls; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009147:Music Therapy; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D014421:Turkey