Art Training in Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
| Autor: | Johnson KG; Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada., D'Souza AA; Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada., Wiseheart M; Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2020 Dec 15; Vol. 11, pp. 585508. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 15 (Print Publication: 2020). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585508 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives: The present study explores the effect of visual art training on people with dementia, utilizing a randomized control trial design, in order to investigate the effects of an 8-week visual art training program on cognition. In particular, the study examines overall cognition, delayed recall, and working memory, which show deficits in people with dementia. Method: Fifty-three individuals with dementia were randomly assigned into either an art training ( n = 27) or usual-activity waitlist control group ( n = 26). Overall cognition and delayed recall were assessed with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and working memory was assessed with the Backward Digit Span task. Results: There were no group differences in overall cognition, or working memory, while a difference in delayed recall was undetermined, based on post-test-pre-test difference scores. Groups were comparable at baseline on all measures. Conclusion: The measures of cognition, delayed recall, and working memory used in this study were not affected by an 8-week visual art training program. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT03175822. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2020 Johnson, D’Souza and Wiseheart.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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