EFFECTS OF REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOCUSED ON IMPROVING REAL-LIFE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF PATIENTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS OR DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS

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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a dyadic outpatient rehabilitation program focused on improving the real-life daily activities of patients with mild cognitive impairments or dementia and their caregivers.

Design: Retrospective study.

Subjects: Eight patients with mild cognitive impairments or dementia and their caregivers.

Methods: The rehabilitation program comprised eight 1-hour sessions by occupational therapists with patients and his/her caregivers. Patients were assessed for motor function, cognitive function, and quality of life, and their caregivers were assessed for depression and caregiver burden. Participants were assessed at pre-program and post-program, and 3-month follow-up.

Results: The scores of caregiver-assessed Quality of life in Alzheimer's disease scale in patients significantly improved at post-program (median [interquartile range], 30.0 [7.0]) compared with pre-program (27.0 [2.8], effect size = 0.77, p = 0.029). In caregivers, the Zarit Caregiver Burden Interview scores decreased significantly at post-program (16.5 [13.0]) compared with pre-program (22.0 [17.5], effect size = 0.72, p = 0.042). There were no significant differences in other assessments.

Conclusions: The rehabilitation program focused on real daily activities and demonstrated to improve patients' quality of life and caregivers' depression and caring burden through patient-caregiver interaction. Future enhanced follow-up systems are warranted.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

Journal of rehabilitation medicine. Clinical communications - 6(2023) vom: 28., Seite 12293

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Otaka, Yohei [VerfasserIn]
Kitamura, Shin [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Megumi [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Akiko [VerfasserIn]
Kato, Chinami [VerfasserIn]
Ito, Rena [VerfasserIn]
Hirano, Asuka [VerfasserIn]
Okochi, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Mizutani, Koji [VerfasserIn]
Yoshino, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Takechi, Hajime [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alzheimer’s disease
Behavior therapy
Caregivers
Dementia
Journal Article
Rehabilitation

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Date Revised 30.10.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2340/jrmcc.v6.12293

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363226400