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The Effects of Exercise With Cognitive Activity on Balance Performing Ability in the Elderly With Dementia

  • Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Abbr : Korean J of Occup Ther
  • 2009, 17(3), pp.15-26
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Occupational Therapy
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Working Therapeutics

유영열 1 Yang Yeong-Ae 2

1삼육대학교
2인제대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objective : The aim of this study was to assess the effects of exercise combined with cognitive activity on balance performing ability in elderly people with dementia. Methods : The cognitive activity tools used were the reminiscence activity and the art activity. Sixty senile dementia patients volunteered to participate in the present study and were divided into three groups: the exercise with the reminiscence activity group(N=20) and the exercise with the art activity group(N=20) and exercise-only group(N=20). The period of the research was 3 months, beginning on Sep. 22, 2008 and The evaluating tools used for the present study were the Mini-Mental Status Exam-Korean (MMSE-K) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Results : The results of study were as follows. After 3 months, the MMSE-K and BBS total score increased more significantly for post-test than pretests(respectively, p<.05,). Two groups applied the cognitive activity increased more significantly for the balance performing ability than the exercise-only group. The cognitive ability in the exercise-only group also improved. The MMSE-K and the BBS score in the exercise combined with reminiscence activity group (group 1) showed the strongest increase cyer than other groups. Conclusion : These findings suggest that the exercise combined with the cognitive activity can be used to improve the balance performing ability in the elderly people with decreased balance ability and dementia.

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