The Outcomes of Memory Training on Mild Cognitively Impairment Elderly Residents-A Pilot StudyThe Outcomes of Memory Training on Mild Cognitively Impairment Elderly Residents-A Pilot StudyThe Outcomes of Memory Training on Mild Cognitively Impairment

• Main Authors: Yun-Yi Liu, 劉芸宜
• Other Authors: Ming-Der Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2008
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/00296153747857815576

碩士 === 國立台北護理學院 === 護理研究所 === 96 === Early dementia usually involves a transition period of mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Each year, 15% of the mild cognitive impairment residents will turn into dementia, and memory impairment is usually viewed as one of the main symptoms of MCI. Thus, improving memory and cognitive function has been gradually paid attention to in international studies. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of memory training intervention on elderly residents with MCI. Two steps were designed. First of all, a memory training intervention program was developed. Later, the one-group pre-post test design was adopted to assess the effectiveness of the proposed program. Using purposive sampling, 5 elderly residents in nursing homes were selected to receive a 60-minute training program on a weekly basis for 13 consecutive weeks. Effectiveness of the program was evaluated before and after the intervention in the aspects of memory, attention, depression, and life satisfaction. The results indicated that intervention of memory training has significant effect on the subjects’ short-term memory and verbal expression. Attention, depression, and life satisfaction are non-significantly affected after the intervention, but the increase of the score for life satisfaction and decrease of the total score for depression are observed after the intervention. The results of this preliminary study were subject to a small sample size and 13 weeks of intervention. Besides, no control group was available for comparison in this study. However, the findings of this study can still be a reference for future studies on the feasibility and benefits of memory training intervention in senile MCI residents.