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The Effects of Group Occupational Therapy Including Education Programs on Depression, Anxiety, and Participation of Activities in People With Dementia

  • Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Abbr : Korean J of Occup Ther
  • 2018, 26(4), pp.97-109
  • DOI : 10.14519/jksot.2018.26.4.08
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Occupational Therapy
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Working Therapeutics
  • Received : July 29, 2018
  • Accepted : November 6, 2018
  • Published : December 30, 2018

HAMMINJOO 1 Hee Kim 1

1건양대학교

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ABSTRACT

Objective : The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of group occupational therapy including educationregarding depression, anxiety, and activity participation in people with dementia. Methods : Nineteen people with dementia were randomly assigned to experimental(n=10) and control group(n=9). The participants in experimental group conducted occupational therapy including education, whereas the controlgroup occupational therapy only. Pre- and post- assessments were applied using Korean form of GeriatricDepression Scale(K-GDS), Hamilton Anxiety Scale(HAM-A), State Trait Anxiety Inventory(STAI-X-1), andKorean Activity Card Sort (K-ACS). Results : When comparing the differences between pre- and post- of the intervention, the depression and anxietyof occupational therapy group including the educational program decreased statistically(p<.05). Conclusion : This study has shown that occupational therapy including education has significant effects on reducingdepression and anxiety in people with dementia. In the future, it will be necessary to develop an interventionprogram to strengthen the psychological and emotional aspects of people with dementia, and various studies in thefield of occupational therapy focusing on care giver education should be conducted.

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