Effects of a multimodal approach to food art therapy on people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia

Abstract

Food art therapy (FAT) has multiple modalities in which cognition, emotion, and social changes are stimulated. The purpose of this study was to design a multimodal approach to a food art therapy (MM‐FAT) program and identify its effects on cognitive ability, daily living functioning, depression, self‐esteem, self‐efficacy, self‐expression, and social functioning in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia by employing a mixed methods research design.