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The Study on the Necessity of Occupational Therapy for Social Cognition

  • Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Abbr : Korean J of Occup Ther
  • 2009, 17(4), pp.25-35
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Occupational Therapy
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Working Therapeutics

Kim,Young-geun 1

1대구보건대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objective : The purpose of study was to clear the existence of social cognition disorder in CVA and dementia patients and to suggest the necessity of evaluating and treating social cognition problems. Methods : For this purpose, 18 normal, 10 CVA, 10 dementia subjects were administered‘Social Skills Scales’, the‘independent Living Skill Survey’and the‘Cartoon Task’. The average grades from the three evaluation tools were compared for the three groups at the cognition level. Results : The average grades of each evaluation tool among three groups showed significant differences(p<.01). The correlation exists between MMSE-K and SSS(r=.40, p<.05) and the‘Cartoon Task’(r=.57, p<.01) was existed. Conclusion : These results indicate that CVA and dementia patients may have a social cognition disorder and suggest that occupational therapists specialize in cognitive rehabilitation should study the evaluation and treatment methods for social cognition disorders.

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