The Effects of Cognitive Stimulation Program in Elderly People with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Stimulation Program in Elderly People
Keywords:
elderly people, cognitive stimulation, mild cognitive impairmentAbstract
For elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) people, if they receive an early detection and stimulation with proper activities, it could help slow down their deterioration. The quasi-experimental research with the one group pretest-posttest design aimed to study the effects of cognitive stimulation program in 25 elderly with MCI people, both male and female resided in 4-6 villages, Arunyik sub-disrtrict, Mueang district, Phitsanulok province, selected purposively base on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The 25 elderly people underwent a cognitive stimulation program. It was designed in twice a week for eight weeks. The research instruments included; personal data, the Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), manual of cognitive timulation program, cognitive stimulation program. Data were analysed by descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed rank test. The results were found that the score of the Montreal cognitive assessment after receiving the cognitive stimulation program was significantly higher than before receiving the Program. This finding suggests that the cognitive stimulation program effectively increases level of MoCA in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment and could be apply to them in other areas.
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