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Feasibility of a Culture-Based Multicomponent Cognitive Training Program for Older Adults With Dementia.
- Source :
- Research in Gerontological Nursing; 2024, Vol. 17 Issue 5, p257-264, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Purpose: To understand whether a culture-based multicomponent cognitive training program is feasible and tolerable for persons with dementia (PWD) in day care centers in Taiwan, and to examine the effectiveness of a 16-week program in preventing declines in cognitive function and self-care, as well as the development of depressed mood and behavioral problems. Method: This study was a 4-month cluster randomized controlled trial. PWD (N = 56) who met sample selection criteria were recruited from five day care centers and assigned to the experimental or comparison group. Participants in the experimental group received a series of culture-based multicomponent cognitive training activities via research assistants and day care center caregivers for 16 weeks. Participants in the comparison group received usual daily activities. Time attending activities and degree of participation were used as criteria for determining feasibility and tolerability of the program. Results: Results confirmed the feasibility of culture-based multicomponent cognitive training activities if the activities were guided by caregivers. Results also showed participants in the experimental group had statistically significant improvements in cognitive function. Activities of daily living performance, depressed mood, and behavioral problems showed non-significant improvements. Conclusion: The current study suggests that this program can assist PWD in preventing declines in self-care and the development of behavioral and psychological problems, and improve their cognitive function. Further research with a larger sample size and staff training should be considered to test the effectiveness of this program. [Research in Gerontological Nursing, 17(5), 257–264.] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of mental depression
HEALTH self-care
BEHAVIOR disorders
STATISTICAL power analysis
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
T-test (Statistics)
RESEARCH funding
EVALUATION of human services programs
CULTURE
ADULT day care
STATISTICAL sampling
INTERVIEWING
EXECUTIVE function
AFFECTIVE disorders
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
MULTIVARIATE analysis
CONTROL groups
PRE-tests & post-tests
CAREGIVERS
COGNITION disorders
CLUSTER sampling
ANALYSIS of variance
COGNITIVE therapy
DATA analysis software
DEMENTIA patients
ACTIVITIES of daily living
COGNITION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19404921
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Research in Gerontological Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179995373
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3928/19404921-20240913-01