The Effectiveness of a Cognitive Stimulation Program on the Elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Keywords:
cognitive stimulation program, cognitive status, elderly people with mild cognitive impairmentAbstract
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment are more likely to develop dementia. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a cognitive stimulation program on 34 elderly people with mild cognitive impairment. It was conducted between May 2015 and July 2016. The research instruments consisted of (1) a cognitive stimulation program with systematic cognitive activities specific to different functions of the brain and (2) cognitive assessment tools such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA test) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale–Cognitive subscale (ADAS-cog, Thai modified version). The elderly’s mean scores of cognitive status were analyzed and compared using a t-test.
The results revealed that after participating in the cognitive stimulation program the elderly with mild cognitive impairment in the experimental group had higher MoCA scores (mean=23.59, SD=2.53) than before (mean=21.71, SD=2.66) had significantly (t=-4.08, p< .001) and had lower ADAS-cog scores (mean=10.75, SD=4.20) than before the program (mean=13.60, SD=6.91) had significantly (t=3.18, p<.01). The experimental group higher MoCA scores (mean=23.59, SD=2.53) than in the control group (mean=23.12, SD=4.17) had significantly (t= -.39, p< .01) and had lower ADAS-cog scores (mean=10.75, SD=4.28) than those in the control group (mean=13.93, SD = 6.41) had significantly (t = 1.70, p< .05).
Thus, the cognitive stimulation program should be implemented among the elderly to encourage them to do activities with goals and to enhance the cognitive status of the elderly with mild cognitive impairment, which will help to reduce the future incidence of dementia.
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