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KMID : 1003120200120010027
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Journal of Korean Society of Neurocognitive Rehabilitation
2020 Volume.12 No. 1 p.27 ~ p.35
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The Effect of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy on Social Interaction in Elderly With Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Son Su-Jung
Lee Jeong-Weon
Kim Su-Kyung
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of cognitive stimulation therapy on social interactions in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment in the community.
The study included 40 people diagnosed with dementia using health centers in their communities. The experimental and control groups were selected by a simple randomized method. Cognitive stimulation therapy was applied to the experimental group, and conventional cognitive therapy was applied to the control group. The homogeneity between the two groups was verified, and social interaction tests were conducted before and after arbitration. The intervention period was 14 sessions in seven weeks, 45-60 minutes per session, twice per week. Both groups showed homogeneity.
In both groups, social interactions in verbal and overall points were significantly improved after arbitration. The experimental group showed a significant improvements in non-verbal social interaction, there was no significance in the control group. In addition, the variation in social interaction before and after arbitration was higher in the experimental group by 0.25 points compared to the control group, but there was no statistical significance.
In conclusion, the study found that cognitive stimulation therapy could yield more effective results than conventional cognitive therapy with the elderly living in the community that have mild cognitive impairment. In future studies, study on the effectiveness of cognitive stimulation therapy based on cognitive levels is needed.
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KEYWORD
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Cognitive stimulation therapy, Community, Mild cognitive impairment, Social behavior scale
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