Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Agitation, Apathy and Cognitive Function in Male Elders with Mild Cognitive Impairment
- سال انتشار: 1401
- محل انتشار: مجله سلامت سالمندان، دوره: 8، شماره: 1
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_EHJ-8-1_007
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 235
نویسندگان
Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran
چکیده
Introduction: The elders need proper medical and psychiatric care and attention, so choosing a suitable therapeutic approach for their psychological care, especially in those with cognitive impairment, will be effective in improving psychological symptoms and their health. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on agitation, apathy and cognitive function. Methods: This quasi-experimental study carried out among male elders with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Kahrizak Charity nursing home in Alborz province in ۲۰۲۰. A sample of ۳۶ male elders with MCI was purposefully selected and randomly assigned to experimental (n = ۱۸) and control (n = ۱۸) groups. Data were collected through Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory; Apathy Evaluation Scale and Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic. The intervention group received ۸ sessions of ۹۰ minutes, cognitive rehabilitation based on kelly and O'Sullivan's cognitive rehabilitation strategies and techniques. Results: After controlling the mean scores of the pretest, a significant difference was observed in agitation (۹۶.۶ vs ۱۰۱.۹) apathy (۳۰.۰۲ vs ۳۴.۱۰) and cognitive function (۱۹.۶۰ vs ۱۶.۸۰) between experimental and control groups. This means that cognitive rehabilitation reduced agitation and apathy with effect sizes of ۰.۴۲ and ۰.۵۴ respectively and increased cognitive function with an effect size of ۰.۶۵. Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation in reducing agitation, apathy and increasing cognitive function of the participants, cognitive rehabilitation is suggested to improve individual functioning and interpersonal relationships in the elderly with MCI.کلیدواژه ها
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