Department of Occupational Therapy, Semyung University, Rebulic of Korea
*Corresponding Author: Hwan-Hee Kim, heeya6672@daum.net
Online published on 27 March, 2020.
The objective of study is to implement a meta-cognitive program based on brain-activating rehabilitation for elderly people to investigate its effect on the subjects’ cognitive functions, depression, and quality of life.
This study was carried out from September 2018 to December 2018 at the J Social Welfare Center in the Republic of Korea. Subjects included 18 community-dwelling elderly people over 65 years old. A total of thirteen intervention program sessions were provided, with one session per week and ninety minutes per session. Three assessment tools (CERAD-K, GDS-SF, SF-36) were used in the study. The collected data underwent statistical processing using SPSS.
A cognitive evaluation using CERAD-K revealed statistically significant differences for all items except for Construction Praxis. Depression testing using the GDS-SF and quality of life evaluation using the SF-36 also revealed statistically significant differences between pre-intervention and post-intervention tests.
By re-establishing these cognitive activities, more efficient interventions will be made possible. More systematic methods to prevent against dementia will need to be implemented on a local community level.
Brain-Activating Program, Cognition, Dementia, Depression, Prevention, Quality of Life
