Effects of a cognitive-enhancement group training program on daily living activities, cognition, and depression in the demented elderly.
[Purpose] The effects of a cognitive enhancement group training program on daily living activities, cognition, and depression in the demented elderly population of a local Korean community were investigated. [Subjects and Methods] The study included 22 elderly subjects who were 65 years of age or older, had been diagnosed with dementia, and were attending a daily care center in K City, Republic of Korea. Eleven subjects participated in the program, which was conducted twice a week for 8 weeks for a total of 16 sessions. Eleven subjects in a non-training group did not receive any interventions. [Results] The MMSE-K, MBI and KDS scores of all of the eleven subjects who participated in the program improved, and the improvements were statistically significant. [Conclusion] Cognitive enhancement group training programs may have positive effects on daily living activities, cognition, and depression.
Department of Occupational Therapy, Kimcheon Science College, Republic of Korea.
MiLim
M
Cho
Department of Occupational Therapy, Sorabol College, Republic of Korea.
DeokJu
D
Kim
Department of Occupational Therapy, Kyongbuk Science College, Republic of Korea.
JaeYeop
J
Chung
Department of Occupational Therapy, Kyungbuk College, Republic of Korea.
JuHyung
J
Park
Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Pohang University, Republic of Korea.
HeeCheon
H
You
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, Inje University, Republic of Korea.
YeongAe
Y
Yang
Cognition; Daily living activities; Depression