Dementia
Conditions
Keywords
Cognitive function, Depression, Quality of life, Community-based computerized cognitive training program, Randomized controlled trial
Brief summary
Little is known about the effects of computerized cognitive training programs on mild dementia patients' health. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.
Detailed description
Little is known about the effects of computerized cognitive training programs on mild dementia patients' health. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.However, most of these studies were not randomized controlled trial and the samples of these studies were mostly healthy older persons, patients with brain injuries, or with moderate and severe dementia. A lack of studies for effects of these programs on patients with mild dementia using randomized controlled trials was found. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a community-based computerized cognitive training program.
Interventions
OTHERA community-based computerized cognitive training program
The computer training games included: 1) a phonological loop to train the participants to choose correct song from a list of different songs which can be categorized as people, nature, and musical instrument. The difficulty level progressed from choosing one from two to choosing one from three songs; 2) a visual-spatial sketchpad to train the participants to remember and find the same graphs including vegetable, fruits, daily necessity, and numbers. The difficulty level progressed from finding one pair to three pairs of similar graphs; 3) a central executive system to train the participants to execute dual tasks including conducting dual memory, calculating while listening to music, making phone calls, and matching medication at correct time.
Sponsors
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients' Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 65 or older, * Being diagnosed as having mild dementia by a neurologist, and * Being able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. Patients'
Exclusion criteria
* Vision or hearing impairment. Caregivers' (proxy) Inclusion Criteria: * Living with the dementia patient, * The family member spending the most time on the patient's care, and * \>20 years old. Caregivers' (proxy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive State as assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination | 3 months |
| Cognitive Abilities as assessed by Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument. | 3 months |
| Memory as assessed by Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire. | 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression as assessed by Geriatric Depression Scale. | 3 months |
| Quality of Life as assessed by Chinese Dementia Quality of Life, DQoL. | 3 months |
Outcome results
None listed