A Study on Effects of Dementia Prevention Program

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of the dementia prevention program on the cognitive function, emotional function, and activity of daily living. The score of MMSE-DS (Mini-Mental State Examination-Dementia Scale), a tool for cognitive function assessment, increased statistically significantly. The score of SGDS-K (Short form Geriatric Depression scale-Korean version), which assessed emotional function, increased though it did not reach statistically significant level. The score of IADL (Instrumental Activity of Daily Living), a tool used to assess activities of daily living, showed statistically non-significant decrease. These results suggest that the program presented in this study is appropriate as a dementia prevention program and it is necessary to continuously develop and expand the program as a program for the prevention of dementia of the elderly.