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KMID : 1034520160100020001
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Journal of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia
2016 Volume.10 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.9
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The Effect of Shelter of Dementia on Cognitive Function and Depression Level in Elderly People in Community
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Lee Jae-Hong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of shelter of dementia, consisting of physical activities, cognitive training, and social interaction activities, on the cognitive function and depression level in elderly people in community Methods: The study was carried out from March, 2015 to August, 2015. We executed a shelter of de-mentia for 10 sessions. The subjects included 32 elderly people in community who underwent eight 120 min. intervention sessions once a week. In the first and tenth sessions, the patients underwent pre-tests and post-tests. We used Mini-Mental State Examination for Dementia Screening(MMSE-DS), Self-Rated Depression Scale(SDS) as dependent measurements. Results: The MMSE-K scores increased but not at a statistically significant rate (p>.05). The MMSE-DS scores of the subjects was significantly increased (p<.05).Conclusion :The results of this study show that occupational reminiscence for elderly people suffering from dementia is a useful therapeutic approach by decreasing their depression level and in-creasing cognitive functions. If occupational therapists can obtain knowledge and make a pro-gram for occupational reminiscence therapy, research in this field will be further developed.
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KEYWORD
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dementia prevention, Multimodal intervention, shelter of dementia
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