Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: The objective of this study was to investigate theinfl uence of system Promoting Cognitive Performance (ProDC) on cognitive performance of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment or with mild dementia. A quasi-experimental design was used in a pilot study of participants aged 60 years or more, of both sexes, classified with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia, through the Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR). The elderly participated in activities to cognitive training using ProDC. The activities occurred three times a week, totaling 10 meetings. To measure the effect of intervention tools were used: Mini Mental State Examination, Clock Drawing Test, Test of recognition 10 Figures and Semantic Fluency Test. Descriptive statistics and Student’s t test for paired samples. The study included eight participants, mean age 70.75 ± 8.45 years (62-81 years) andaverage education of 10.12 ± 4.09 years of study. The statistical analysis showed maintenance of cognitive performance after the intervention in Clock Drawing Test (7.62 ± 2.20 vs 7.25 ± 2.49, p = 0.476), in Test of recognition 10 Figures (9.62 ± 0,52 vs 9.75 ± 0,71, p = 0.732) in the FAS (17.75 ± 5.50 vs 17.62 ± 4.72, p = 0.938) and Mini Mental State Examination (26.50 ± 5.24 vs 26.67 ± 2.58, p = 0.921). There were no statistically signifi cant improvements in performance of the elderly. However, results indicated important aspects to be discussed when choosing gamesfor implementation in the clinical setting and development of future studies.
Institutions: Universidade de Brasília, Universidade de São Paulo
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2169106587