Assess the effectiveness of brain training on cognitive impairment among elderly

A quasi experimental study to assess the effectiveness of brain training on cognitive impairment among elderly in selected old age homes at chennai was done using Montreal cognitive assessment scale in two settings. A total of 30 samples were selected by using convenient sampling technique in each setting. Interventions was given to experimental group which include visual stimulation, auditory stimulation, memory training, word recall, word processing, attention skill, neurobics, arithmetic calculation skills. Each day concentrate on one components for 7 days. Data was analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Among experimental group, majority of participants 17[56.67%] had mild cognitive impairment and 13[43.33%] had moderate cognitive impairment in the pre test. The paired ‘t’ test results showed the significant difference [t=8.43] in the level of cognitive impairment before and after the brain training exercise on elderly among experimental group. unpaired't’ test result shows, that there is significant difference (p>0.002)in the level of cognitive impairment among experimental and control group after the brain training exercise. The study concluded that Structured program of brain training exercises would be helpful for the elderly in order to overcome the cognitive impairment and for better cognitive improvement.