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KMID : 0939320100130020161
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing
2010 Volume.13 No. 2 p.161 ~ p.170
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Influence of Memory Intensive Training Program on Cognitive Function, Memory Performance, and Self-Esteem in Elderly People
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Jung Myung-Sook
Kim Jeong-Hwa
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to confirm the influence of memory intensive training program on the elderly people"s cognitive function, memory performance, and self-esteem.
Method: Using a quasi-experimental or experimental design, 60 elderly aged over 60 years randomly assigned the experimental and control groups completed pretest-post evaluation. The experimental group participated in the memory intensive training program was offered to the participants in the experimental group for three weeks (2times/week). The t-test and x²-test using SAS program.
Results: I) The cognitive function was significantly higher in the experimental group compared to that in the control group (t=3.26, p=.002). 2) The memory performance that included immediate word recall tasks, word recognition tasks and delayed word recall tasks was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (t=5.30, p＜.001). The experimental group showed significantly higher scores for memory performance than the control group (t=5.30, p＜.001). 3) The self-esteem was higher in the experimental group than in the control group, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (t=1.94, p=.058).
Conslusion: The Memory Intensive Training Program could be an effective intervention for improving cognitive function, and memory performance of the elderly people.
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KEYWORD
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Memory training program, Elderly, Cognitive function, Self-esteem, Memory performance
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