Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 10(1), pp. 130 - 137
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2022.100114
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A Comparative Study on the Effects of Occupation Based Reminiscence Therapy and Conversation-Based Reminiscence Therapy Combined with Gymnastics on the Non-demented Elderly in the Community - Randomized Controlled Trial Design

Ju Hyung Park ^*
Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Cheongju University, Cheongju, South Korea

ABSTRACT

This study is a comparative study examining the effects of conversation-based reminiscence therapy combined with gymnastics and occupation based reminiscence therapy on cognitive function, depression, and quality of life of non-demented elderly in the community. A total of 53 normal elderly subjects in the community were divided into an experimental group (n=27) and a control group (n=26). The experimental group received occupation-based reminiscence therapy for 1 hour once a week for a total of 8 weeks, and the control group received 20 minutes of gymnastic exercise and 40 minutes of general conversation-oriented reminiscence therapy. Pre- and post-intervention evaluations of the subjects were performed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Korean Version (MoCA-K), a Short Form of the Geriatric depression Scale-Korean Version (SGDS-K), and the Geriatric Quality of Life (GQOL). After the intervention, significant improvements in MoCA-K, SGDS-K, and GQOL were observed in the experimental group (p<0.05), and significant differences were also observed in comparison with the control group (p<0.05). The results of this study suggest that occupation-based reminiscence therapy can be more effective in cognitive function, depression, and quality of life of the non-demented elderly in the community compared to conversation-based reminiscence therapy combined with gymnastics.

KEYWORDS
Dementia, Cognition, Depression, Quality of Life

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Ju Hyung Park , "A Comparative Study on the Effects of Occupation Based Reminiscence Therapy and Conversation-Based Reminiscence Therapy Combined with Gymnastics on the Non-demented Elderly in the Community - Randomized Controlled Trial Design," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 130 - 137, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2022.100114.

(b). APA Format:
Ju Hyung Park (2022). A Comparative Study on the Effects of Occupation Based Reminiscence Therapy and Conversation-Based Reminiscence Therapy Combined with Gymnastics on the Non-demented Elderly in the Community - Randomized Controlled Trial Design. Universal Journal of Public Health, 10(1), 130 - 137. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2022.100114.