A community-based computerised cognitive training program for older persons with mild dementia: A pilot study
| Autor: | Li Min Kuo, Chung-Chih Lin, Hann-Yeh Shyu, Yam-Ting Kwok, Yea-Ing Lotus Shyu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pilot Projects law.invention Quality of life (healthcare) Cognition Randomized controlled trial law Retrospective memory medicine Dementia Humans Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Retrospective Studies Community and Home Care Aged 80 and over business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Cognitive training Clinical trial Physical therapy Quality of Life Geriatrics and Gerontology business |
| Zdroj: | Australasian journal on ageingREFERENCES. 41(1) |
| ISSN: | 1741-6612 |
| Popis: | Objectives Computerised cognitive training programs can improve cognitive function in patients with moderate-to-severe dementia or brain injuries and healthy older adults. However, most previous studies were not randomised controlled trials and did not examine older adults with mild dementia. The current study sought to analyse the effects of a computerised cognitive training program using a randomised controlled trial. Methods In a single-blinded randomised clinical trial, 30 older individuals with mild dementia were split into an experimental (n = 15) and a control (n = 15) group to analyse the effects of a computerised cognitive training program. Outcomes were assessed before and after each program session, and 1 and 3 months afterwards. Results Participants in the experimental group had better overall subjective memory, subjective retrospective memory and global quality of life, with fewer depressive symptoms than those in the control group 3 months following the program. Conclusions Our computerised cognitive training program improved subjective memory and quality of life in patients with mild dementia and decreased their depressive symptoms. These results may be useful for health-care providers caring for people with mild dementia. |
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