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KMID : 1151720160050020045
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Journal of Korean Society of Cognitive Rehabilitation
2016 Volume.5 No. 2 p.45 ~ p.57
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The Influence of Home-Visit Occupational Therapy on Cognitive Functions and Balance Skills for A Parkinson`s Patient: A Single Case Study
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Jang Sun-Hye
Ju Yu-Mi
Jang Jong-Sik
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify the influence of home-visit Occupational Therapy on cognitive functions and balance skills for a Parkinson`s patient.
Methods: Home-visit Occupational Therapy services were provided with the elderly client with Parkinson`s once a every week and for total 13 weeks from March to June of 2016. Home-visit Occupational Therapy services includes balance exercise, weight exercise with the Thera-band, stepping on color-paper, badminton with the balloon, and education for fall prevention. The effect of intervention was performed by K-MoCA, MBI, BBT, Get Up and Go Test.
Result: There was significant improvement on the delayed recall items in the K-MoCA and also on the Get Up and Go Test. However, there was no improvement on BBT. There was also significant improvement on personal hygiene, bathing, toilet, chair/bed transfer of MBI sub-items.
Conclusion: Home-visit Occupational Therapy has positive effect for the elderly with degenerative disease on the aspect of the part of cognitive function, balance skills and independence on ADLs. This study implies that activities and intervention which are provided by occupational therapists at home is effective on functions and independency for the elderly`s life.
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KEYWORD
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Parkinson`s patients, Balance, Cognition, Home-visit OT
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