The effects of an expanded cognitive stimulation therapy model on the improvement of cognitive ability of elderly with mild stage Dementia living in a community - a randomized waitlist controlled trial.
Aging Ment Health
; 23(7): 855-862, 2019 07.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This research study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an expanded cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) model that combines a CST group and tai chi on improving the cognitive ability of community-dwelling Chinese elderly with mild stage dementia (EwMD).METHOD:
A randomized waitlist controlled trial design was adopted in this study. The treatment group participated in a structured CST group followed by tai chi twice a week, with a total of 14 sessions throughout the study period. The waitlist control group received treatment as usual at the initial stage and expanded CST model at a later stage. The Chinese Mattis Dementia Rating Scale (DRS) and the Chinese Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) were used to assess the cognitive ability of EwMD in the pre- and post- treatment periods.RESULTS:
At baseline, the treatment group (n = 51) and control group (n = 50) did not differ significantly in any demographic or clinical variables. Overall, the participants had a mean baseline MMSE score of 20.67 (SD = 2.30). The 2 × 2 repeated measures ANCOVA demonstrated that the treatment group was significantly more effective than the control group in improving the MMSE score (F = 12.31, p< .01) with a moderate effect size (partial eta square = .11) after controlling for group difference in age, gender, education, and having a diagnosis of dementia.CONCLUSION:
The present study demonstrates the effectiveness of the expanded CST model on the improvement of cognitive ability of community-dwelling EwMD. More research is needed to further investigate this intervention model across cultures and societies.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Métodos Terapêuticos e Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_mente_y_cuerpo
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Tai_chi
Assunto principal:
Tai Chi Chuan
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Demência
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Remediação Cognitiva
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aging Ment Health
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Hong Kong