pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
pISSN : 3058-6941 eISSN: 3058-695X
Open Access, Peer-reviewed
Bok-Hee Chong,Jin-Ju Park,Sang-Mi Chung
https://dx.doi.org/10.17817/2016.10.28.5568 Epub 7th July, 2016
Abstract
Purpose The study was aimed to evaluate the effect of a Craft Program of Occupational Therapy on cognitive function, Depression, Activity of daily living and Hand function for patients dementia living in a local community. Methods A Craft Program of occupational therapy was conducted 10 weeks from September to December 2015 on 9 patients with dementia who are admitted to nursing home. Evaluation of the cognitive function, Depression, Activity of daily living and hand function was performed before intervention and after 8 weeks using MOCA, K-MMSE, ACL, K-GDS, K-IADL, Grip Strength and 9-Hole Peg test. Results All the evaluation showed the difference statistically significant(p<.05), except for MOCA. Conclusion The craft program of occupational therapy may be a useful intervention for dementia. thus it is necessary to develop a various Craft program that would also require ongoing research in cognitive function, activities of daily living, depression and hand function recovery of dementia.
Keywords
Dementia Craft Cognition Hand function Activity of daily living
