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Caregivers’ evaluation of an intervention program to improve executive functions of patients with mild neurocognitive disorder in Japan

Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to verify the feasibility of an intervention program designed to improve the executive functions of patients with mild neurocognitive disorder from the perspective of evaluation by caregivers in Japan. Design: Non-randomized clinical trialMethods: Participants were divided into the intervention group (n = 10) and control group (n = 10).The intervention group performed an intervention program based on Lezak's conceptual model that teaches task-specific routines.The program consisted of six training sessions presented over a two-week period.The Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) by patients and caregivers were performed pre-and postintervention and once in the control group.Results: The DEX-patient and DEX-caregiver total score was improved postintervention (p < 0.01).The DEX-caregiver total score was significantly higher than the DEX-patient total score at preintervention and that in the control group (p < 0.05), while there were no significant differences at postintervention. Conclusion:We suggest that patients with mild neurocognitive disorder had low awareness of their own executive dysfunctions, while caregivers were able to definitely observe their own executive dysfunctions.The perspective of caregivers was important when evaluating detailed changes in executive functions because they were closely observing the real life of inpatients with mild neurocognitive disorder.This intervention program could be expected to improve the quality of life for not only patients with mild neurocognitive disorder but also their caregivers.
DOI: 10.15761/nfhc.1000103
Institution: Tokiwa University
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2913016109
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Cites: 23
Cited by: 1
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