Effectiveness of a Home-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Program in Patients With MCI

Effectiveness of a Home-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Driven by a Tablet Application in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

In this study, a more specific and systematic Home-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Driven by a Tablet Application is developed and the purpose of the program is to check whether cognitive function is improved when the program is applied to patients with MCI.

The subjects of recruitment were the elderly with mild cognitive impairment living in the local community. Assessments were conducted 7 days before and after the intervention. Subjects received Korean-Montreal Cognitive Assessment(MoCA), semantic verbal emory test (SVLT), number memorization test; Digit Span Test (DST), category word fluency test (CWFT), phonemic word fluency test (PWFT), Korean-mini mental state test (K-MMSE), and geriatric depression scale (GDS) before and 8 weeks after the intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Men and women over the age of 55
2. Those who have visual and auditory abilities without difficulties in conducting this research
3. Those with K-MMSE (Korean-Mini Mental State Examination) score of 24 or higher and 16≤K-MoCA score<23
4. In the case of patients taking dementia treatment, those who have the same treatment regimen and dose for 3 months or more from the screening date
5. A person who can understand and respond to the questionnaire questions.
6. A person who voluntarily decided to participate in this study and gave written consent to the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Those with a history of alcohol or drug abuse,
2. Those with a past history of uniaxial psychiatric disorders, including intellectual disability, schizophrenia, alcoholism, and bipolar disorder
3. A person who is unable to communicate
4. Those who show all neurological symptoms that cause cognitive decline, such as Parkinson's disease, cerebral hemorrhage, brain tumor, and hydrocephalus
5. Those with a record of being unconscious for more than 1 hour due to head trauma or mild repetitive head trauma
6. Those with symptoms of depression that may affect cognitive function