Enhancing Episodic Memory and Reducing Cortisol Levels in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment by Using Finger Fitness Combined with Music Therapy Program
Keywords:
Episodic memory, Mild cognitive impairment, Finger fitness, Music therapyAbstract
This research is an experimental research. The objectives of this study were to study the effects of a finger fitness combined with music therapy program and music therapy program on episodic memory and cortisol levels in the elderly with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Sixty older adults with MCI were randomly assigned to the experimental group 1 who received the finger fitness combined with music therapy program, the experimental group 2 who received the music therapy program and the control group who received no material. A dependent t-test, One Way ANOVA and One Way ANCOVA were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that after training, the experimental group 1 had episodic memory scores significantly higher than the experimental group 2 and the control group (p < .001). However, the episodic memory scores of experimental group 2 did not differ that of the control group. In addition, we found that the experimental group 2 and the experimental group 1 had lower plasma cortisol levels when compared to the control group (p = .001). It was concluded that the finger fitness combined with music therapy program can effectively increase episodic memory and decrease blood cortisol levels in the elderly with MCI.
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