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Objective: The purpose of this study is to find how the cognitive program for elderly people with mild dementia living in a community influences their cognitive ability and depression. Methods: From November 2018 to May 2019, the cognitive program had been applied to 32 elderly persons diagnosed with mild dementia. The program had been performed twice a week for five weeks, consisting of 10 sessions. To examine the effect of cognitive functions, this study utilized Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment-Geriatric(LOTCA-G) and Mini-Mental State Examination-Korea(MMSE-K). To look into geriatric depression, it applied Geriatric Depression Scale Korean Version(GDS-K). Results: Firstly, in the evaluation of the mild demented elderly’s cognitive ability(LOTCA-G), the mean before the intervention was 72.20±5.88 points and the mean after the intervention was 76.42±6.54 points(p |
