Trial reportBMC geriatrics2014
Cognitive intervention through a training program for picture book reading in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Shared reading interventions to promote psychosocial well-being in older adults: a systematic review.Health promotion international · 2025Pooled it
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- The Effects of the MONOZUKURI Program on Executive Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Brain and behavior · 2025Trial
- The Effectiveness of a Dyadic Pain Management Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Chronic Pain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Does social interaction influence the effect of cognitive intervention program? A randomized controlled trial using Go game.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2019Trial
- The Efficacy of Cognitive Training for Elderly Chinese Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment.BioMed research international · 2019Trial
- Transforming text to music using artificial intelligence improves the frontal lobe function of normal older adults.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- A Semantic Framework to Detect Problems in Activities of Daily Living Monitored through Smart Home Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Moderating role of depression in the association between leisure activity and cognitive function among the disabled older people.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Association between disability and cognitive function in older Chinese people: a moderated mediation of social relationships and depressive symptoms.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the usefulness of a paper-pencil group cognitive assessment for older adults in the community.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Usefulness of the Cognitive Composition Test as an Early Discriminator of Mild Cognitive Impairment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The Effects of a Magic Intervention Program on Cognitive Function and Neurocognitive Performance in Elderly Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- Normative Data of the Trail Making Test Among Urban Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Article
- A Conceptual View of Cognitive Intervention in Older Adults With and Without Cognitive Decline-A Systemic Review.Frontiers in aging · 2022Review
- Randomized Controlled Trial of the Picture Book Reading Program on Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged People.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Intake of Seven Essential Amino Acids Improves Cognitive Function and Psychological and Social Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Article
- Observing brain function via functional near-infrared spectroscopy during cognitive program training (dual task) in young people.Journal of physical therapy science · 2019Article
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- A Cross-Disciplinary Successful Aging Intervention and Evaluation: Comparison of Person-to-Person and Digital-Assisted Approaches.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundNon-pharmacological interventions are expected to be important strategies for reducing the age-adjusted prevalence of senile dementia, considering that complete medical treatment for cognitive decline has not yet been developed. From the viewpoint of long-term continuity of activity, it is necessary to develop various cognitive stimulating programs. The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a cognitive intervention through a training program for picture book reading for community-dwelling older adults.
methodsFifty-eight Japanese older participants were divided into the intervention and control groups using simple randomization (n =29 vs 29). In the intervention group, participants took part in a program aimed at learning and mastering methods of picture book reading as a form of cognitive training intervention. The control group listened to lectures about elderly health maintenance. Cognitive tests were conducted individually before and after the programs.
resultsThe rate of memory retention, computed by dividing Logical Memory delayed recall by immediate recall, showed a significant interaction (p < .05) in analysis of covariance. Simple main effects showed that the rate of memory retention of the intervention group improved after the program completion (p < .05). In the participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) examined by Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-J) (n =14 vs 15), significant interactions were seen in Trail Making Test-A (p < .01), Trail Making Test-B (p < .05), Kana pick-out test (p < .05) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (p < .05).
conclusionsThe intervention effect was found in delayed verbal memory. This program is also effective for improving attention and executive function in those with MCI. The short-term interventional findings suggest that this program might contribute to preventing a decline in memory and executive function. TRIAL REGISTRATION UMIN-CTR: UMIN000014712 (Date of ICMJE and WHO compliant trial information disclosure: 30 July 2014).
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