The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Improving the Cognitive Abilities of the Elderly

IF 0.9 Q4 GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
K. Yazdanbakhsh, Akram Azarnia
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Objectives The stagnation of mental activity in aging is associated with a decline in the function of all body systems, including cardiovascular, respiratory, genital, glandular, immune, and other organs. Cognitive disorders are also one of the most common problems in aging, which in turn exposes them at risk. Aging is associated with significant changes in memory, intelligence, perception, metacognition, recall, problem-solving, and other cognitive abilities. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation in improving the cognitive abilities of the elderly. Methods & Materials The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included elderly people living in nursing homes in Kermanshah City, Iran, from which 24 people were selected by convenience sampling method and according to the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent 20 sessions of 35 minutes twice a week with the Captain Log cognitive rehabilitation program, during which time the control group did not receive any intervention. After the intervention, post-test was performed for both groups. Research tools included a cognitive rescue skills questionnaire and Captain Log rehabilitation software. Descriptive statistics and univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance were used to analyze the data using SPSS software, version 24. Results The results of data analysis showed that F statistic for dependent components, including memory (F=193.57, P<0.001), selective attention (F=375.43, P<0.001), decision-making (F=39.20, P<0.001), planning (F=120.003, P<0.001), sustained attention (F=312.07, P<0.001), flexibility (F=91.44, P<0.001), and social cognition (F=4.48, P<0.05) are significant at the level of 0.05 and 0.01. Therefore, it can be concluded that the cognitive rehabilitation program has improved the cognitive abilities of the elderly. Conclusion Considering that cognitive rehabilitation has a significant effect on the neural activities of brain areas related to cognitive abilities and improves their function, it can be used as a suitable method to improve cognitive abilities.
认知康复对提高老年人认知能力的效果
随着年龄的增长,智力活动的停滞与所有身体系统功能的下降有关,包括心血管、呼吸、生殖、腺体、免疫和其他器官。认知障碍也是衰老过程中最常见的问题之一,这反过来又使他们面临风险。衰老与记忆、智力、感知、元认知、回忆、解决问题和其他认知能力的显著变化有关。因此,本研究旨在确定认知康复对提高老年人认知能力的有效性。方法与材料本研究为准实验研究,采用前测后测设计,设对照组。统计人群为伊朗克尔曼沙阿市养老院的老年人,采用方便抽样法,按照纳入标准,随机抽取24人分为实验组和对照组。实验组接受了20次,每次35分钟,每周两次的洛格船长认知康复计划,在此期间对照组没有接受任何干预。干预后,两组均进行后测。研究工具包括认知救援技能问卷和船长日志康复软件。采用SPSS软件第24版对数据进行描述性统计和单因素及多因素协方差分析。结果数据分析结果显示,记忆(F=193.57, P<0.001)、选择性注意(F=375.43, P<0.001)、决策(F=39.20, P<0.001)、计划(F=120.003, P<0.001)、持续注意(F=312.07, P<0.001)、灵活性(F=91.44, P<0.001)、社会认知(F=4.48, P<0.05)的F统计量在0.05和0.01水平上均具有显著性。因此,可以得出结论,认知康复计划提高了老年人的认知能力。结论认知康复对认知能力相关脑区神经活动有显著影响,可改善认知能力相关脑区功能,可作为提高认知能力的一种合适方法。
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Salmand-Iranian Journal of Ageing
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