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KMID : 1101520160200020047
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Journal of Korean Society for Neurotherapy
2016 Volume.20 No. 2 p.47 ~ p.52
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Effect of Craft Program of Occupational Therapy on Cognitive Function, Depression, Activity of daily living and Hand function in patients with Dementia living in a community
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Chong Bok-Hee
Park Jin-Ju
Jeong Sang-Mi
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Abstract
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Purpose: The study was aimed to evaluate the effect of a Craft Program of Occupational Therapy on cognitive function,
Depression, Activity of daily living and Hand function for patients dementia living in a local community.
Methods: A Craft Program of occupational therapy was conducted 10 weeks from September to December 2015 on 9 patients with dementia who are admitted to nursing home. Evaluation of the cognitive function, Depression, Activity of daily living and hand function was performed before intervention and after 8 weeks using MOCA, K-MMSE, ACL, K-GDS, K-IADL, Grip Strength and 9-Hole Peg test.
Results: All the evaluation showed the difference statistically significant(p<.05), except for MOCA.
Conclusion: The craft program of occupational therapy may be a useful intervention for dementia. thus it is necessary to develop a various Craft program that would also require ongoing research in cognitive function, activities of daily living, depression and hand function recovery of dementia.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Craft, Cognition, Hand function, Activity of daily living
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