title: [Effects of Silver-Care-Robot Program on Cognitive Function, Depression, and Activities of Daily Living for Institutionalized Elderly People].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to identify the effects on cognitive function, depression, and activities of daily living of Silver-Care-Robot Program for institutionalized elders.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The participants were 42 institutionalized elders (17 in the experimental group and 25 in the control group). The Silver-Care-Robot Program was provided as an intervention which was conducted twice a week for 5 weeks. The Silver-Care-Robot Program is an integrated entertainment program to help the mental, emotional, and physical health of elderly people. Pre-test was conducted on the two groups, and, in order to examine the effects of intervention, a post-test was conducted after 5 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were significant differences in cognitive function and ADL (activities of daily living) between two groups after the program. But the difference in depression in the institutionalized elders was not statistically significant between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Silver-Care-Robot Program should be considered as a regular program for cognitive function and activities of daily living for institutionalized elders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Suwon Science College, Hwaseong, Korea.
authors.forename: Jin Hwan
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea. yjyi@gachon.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Yeo Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Chul Jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Intelligent Cognitive Technology Research Department, ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Cheonshu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Intelligent Cognitive Technology Research Department, ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sangseung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Intelligent Cognitive Technology Research Department, ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute), Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaehong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Suwon Science College, Hwaseong, Korea.
authors.forename: In Sook
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003071:Cognition; D003863:Depression / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012371:Robotics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Activities of daily living; Aged; Cognition; Depression; Robotics