Cognitive intervention for people with subjective cognitive complaints can be categorized into cognitive training, cognitive rehabilitation, psychoeducation, lifestyle intervention, etc. Literature have suggested multicomponent cognitive interventions can have better outcomes. However, studies to support this proposition are still limited. Few studies have also examined the influences of cognitive intervention on functional performance. This study was to examine the effectiveness of a multicomponent cognitive intervention for community-dwelling elderly with subjective cognitive complaints.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
a 12 consecutive 90-minute weekly cognitive groups that included cognitive training and rehabilitation, with activity-based cognitive exercises and discussions with a focus on applications of cognitive strategies in daily lives.
12 consecutive 90-minute weekly nutritional groups that included nutrition classes (lecture and discussion).
National Cheng-Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan
The Mini-Mental State Examination
cognition
Time frame: 3 month
the Trail Making Test
attention
Time frame: 3 month
the Color Trail Test
attention
Time frame: 3 month
Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test
memory
Time frame: 3 month
the Contextual Memory Test
memory
Time frame: 3 month
the Digit Span test
memory
Time frame: 3 month
Cognitive Failure Questionnaire and the
perceived cognitive failures
Time frame: 3 month
Everyday Memory Questionnaire
perceived memory problems
Time frame: 3 month
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