Developing a Non-Pharmacological Intervention for Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment.
The purpose of this study is to describe one potential intervention model that is designed to slow decline to disability for individuals at-risk for dementia due to Mild Cognitive Impairment. Strategy training is a treatment model that focuses on behavioral activation through addressing barriers to daily activities. Strategy training encourages development of goals and plans to address self-identified impaired processes, and it maintains or improves individuals' ability to perform desired activities. Progression to dementia may be slowed due to the link between engagement in daily activities and production of biological factors associated with neurocognitive health. We demonstrated that an older adult with mild cognitive impairment is able to develop goals, establish effective plans, and engage in daily activities through the strategy training intervention model.
1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Juleen
J
Rodakowski
1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Charles F
CF
Reynolds
1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Oscar L
OL
Lopez
1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Meryl A
MA
Butters
1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Mary Amanda
MA
Dew
1 University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Elizabeth R
ER
Skidmore
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological
cognition; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; non-pharmacological intervention; strategy training