The Effects of CogPack program on LOTCA and ADL in Elderly with Alzheimer's Dementia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of Lowenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment(LOTCA) and Activities of Daily Living(ADL) by CogPack program in elderly with Alzheimer's dementia. Method : The subjects of this study, elderly diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia, 8 patients were picked up, who were agreed with this research. Cognitive training for 6 weeks, which consisted of 3 times per week, 30 min of memory, attention and performance with cogpack program. Cognitive and ADL measured by LOTCA and FIM. The SPSS Ver. 14.0 statistical program was used for data processing. The significance level for statistical inspection was set as 0.05. Result : In comparison of LOTCA was significantly correlated in the pre and post test but FIM was not significantly correlated in the pre and post test. Conclusion :Therefore, the CogPack program is useful to improve the LOTCA in elderly with Alzheimer's dementia.

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“…The incidence of dementia worldwide has nearly doubled every 20 years and is estimated to reach 40.8 million in 2020 and 90.3 million in 2040 2 ) . In South Korea, the prevalence of dementia in elderly people aged 65 years or older was 9.18% in 2012, and the number of patients with dementia is expected to increase from about 540,000 in 2012 to about 1,270,000 in 2030 and 2,710,000 in 2050 3 ) .…”