Age-related cognitive decline. Other and unspecified symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions and awareness
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible participants were older adults aged 60 years and above. Eligible participants were elderly who were able to communicate in Persian Older adults required at least four years of education to respond the items on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) test. Eligible participants achieved a MMSE score ?21 and a clock drawing test score = 4.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The diagnoses of a disease which could lead to extreme cognitive or functional decline, such as a stroke in the previous 12 months or end stage cancer Individuals with dementia and Parkinson disease Individuals with uncorrected visual or auditory impairment. Individuals with subjective complaints of memory impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life. Timepoint: Before intervention and immediately after intervention and 3 months later. Method of measurement: Quality of life questionnaire (SF- 36). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive function. Timepoint: June 5st to July 21th 2017. Method of measurement: It was measured basically by the Iranian version of MMSE . The specific domain of the cognitive function was assessed by Wisconsin card sorting test, the Stroop test, the N back test and the go/no-go test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences