Investigating the Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Memory Improvement of Patients With Alzheimer

Autor: Ali Abdulhussain Fadhi, Ali H Mohammed, Ibrahim Mourad Mohammed, Mohammed Shnain Al, Khulood H Oudaha, Saif Yaseen Hasan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 319-326 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-3602
1735-3610
Popis: Objectives: Alzheimer is the most prevalent cognitive disturbance with a high spread rate among the elderly. The current research aims to investigate the impact of cognitive rehabilitation on the memory improvement of Alzheimer disease patients. Methods: This was a semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test designs. The statistical population in Baghdad City, Iraq, in 2021 included 60 patients with Alzheimer and was divided into an experimental (n=30) and a control group (n=30). The patient’s cognitive abilities were assessed before the intervention (pre-test), promptly after the intervention (post-test), and 2 months later (follow-up). The experimental group had twenty-eight 45-min sessions of training based on the Montessori method (2 sessions per week). The data were analyzed via the SPSS software, version 19, using the independent t-test and repeated measures analysis of variance. The results had a P0.05); however, the difference was significant during the post-test and follow-up stages (P
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