Mild Cognitive Impairment/Mild Dementia
Conditions
Interventions
Attend free and paid hobby courses twice a month
Do not take free and paid hobby courses twice a month
Sponsors
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Those who can give their written consent to participate in this study. 2. Those who are 40 years of age or older 3. Have MCI or mild dementia (CDR (Clinical Dementia Rating) equivalent to 0.5 (MCI) to 1.0 (mild dementia)) 4. Those who are interested in the content of the hobby course and have confirmed their wish to participate. 5. Those who participated in the study in 2020 and 2021
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Those with moderate dementia (CDR 1.5) or above 2. Those who are unable to communicate in Japanese. 3. Those who have difficulty in conducting interviews and cognitive function tests. 4. Those who are judged as inappropriate for the study by the principal investigators and subordinate doctors at each institution. 5. those who have not given consent for any of the content, duration, or time required for the hobby course. 6. those who did not participate in the study in the 2020 and 2021.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of participation in hobby courses if free or paid | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Willingness to participate in hobby courses, mental health status, patient background survey, higher life functioning, depression, self-efficacy, self-esteem, gratitude trait scale, quality of life, cognitive functioning, interviews about CDR, impressions of hobby courses, basic ADL, pool activity level, caregiver burden, family members' impressions of hobby courses, changes in family caregiver burden | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKyoko Fujihira
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology Research Team for Social Participation and Community Health
Outcome results
None listed