Computerized Cognitive Training Program for Older Persons With Mild Dementia
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
- Enrollment
- 30
- Primary Endpoint
- Memory as assessed by Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Yam-Ting Kwok
MD
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Aged 65 or older,
- •Being diagnosed as having mild dementia by a neurologist, and
- •Being able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
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) Exclusion Criteria:
- •Terminally ill
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Memory as assessed by Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire.
Time Frame: 3 months
Cognitive State as assessed by Mini-Mental State Examination
Time Frame: 3 months
Cognitive Abilities as assessed by Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument.
Time Frame: 3 months
Secondary Outcomes
- Depression as assessed by Geriatric Depression Scale.(3 months)
- Quality of Life as assessed by Chinese Dementia Quality of Life, DQoL.(3 months)