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KMID : 0367020120240040398
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2012 Volume.24 No. 4 p.398 ~ p.405
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Spaced Retrieval Effects in Older Adults with Mild Alzheimer"s Disease
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Ban Seon-Hwa
Jun Seong-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop spaced retrieval training as a nursing intervention for patients having an mild alzheimer"s disease and to determine the effects of the program on their memory and cognitive function across training sessions.
Methods: A non-equivalent control group pre test-post test design was used in this study. Participants were recruited from a local community: 14 patients were allocated into experimental group and 12 patients were allocated into control group. The experimental group was asked to participate in spaced retrieval training over 4 weeks, with seven times a week and 1 hour a session based. The study was conducted from June 20, 2011 to July 17, 2011. Data was analyzed with descriptive statistics, x2-test and t-test using the SPSS/WIN 19.0 program.
Results: After spaced retrieval training, the experimental group showed significant increases in scores for memory (t=12.40, p<.001) and cognitive function (t=7.69, p<.001) in comparison to the control group.
Concluion: Spaced retrieval training was effective in increasing cognitive function and memory of patients having mild alzheimer"s disease. Therefore spaced retrieval training could be benefit the mild alzheimer"s disease
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KEYWORD
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Memory, Cognitive function
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