Effects of The Brain Training Program on Cognitive Ability among Older person at Dementia Risk Group of the Elderly Home, Nakhon Ratchasima Provincial Administrative Organization
Keywords:
Brain-Training program, cognitive abilities, dementia, older person, elderly HomeAbstract
Dementia is a major public health problem among older person. Because of loss of their ability to think, make decisions, knowledge, memory, self-control, personality, mood, and behavioral changes. Affect to daily living and relationships with other people. As a result, their family and caregivers must have an increased burden. This study was an experimental research design that compare the cognitive abilities of an older person at risk of dementia between the experimental group receiving the brain training program developed from the theory of neurobic exercise and the control group receiving usual care. Results were measured with The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) at the post-intervention, the 1-month and the 3- month follow-up period. Data analysis used descriptive statistics, Independent t-test and Repeated Measure Analysis of Variance statistics.
The results of the study showed that the intervention group had a higher overall score of cognitive ability than the control group across in all measurement time periods, at the post-intervention, the 1-month and the 3- month follow-up period were statistically significant differences to mean score pre-intervention (p <.05), especially mean score of the visuoconstruction, language, abstraction and delayed recall. Comparing the overall mean scores of the cognitive abilities showed that the mean difference in total score was statistically significant between the intervention and control groups (p <.05). In conclusion, the brain training program for the older person. This program can help slow down an occur dementia in older person.
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