Abstract
Objective: The paper aims to illustrate how continuously recording
performance in cognitive trainings conducted with people
suffering from dementia helps to investigate long-term effects of
these trainings.
Methods: The recorded training performance of 5 people with
dementia is analyzed over the time interval of 1.5 years.
Results: Cognitive functioning, indicated by training performance
recordings, decreased significantly; the decrease was moderate,
but less pronounced when the number of exercises was high.
Conclusion: The results of the analyses correspond with the
clients’ MMSE-scores, and the changes in cognitive functioning
are in line with those documented in the literature. In sum, the
results provide support for the validity of the methodological
procedure.
| Translated title of the contribution | Changes in Cognitive Functioning of Individuals with Dementia: Analyzing Performance Records in Cognitive Trainings |
|---|---|
| Original language | German (Austria) |
| Pages (from-to) | 23-29 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Psychiatrische Praxis |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Fields of science
- 501 Psychology
JKU Focus areas
- Management and Innovation
- Social Systems, Markets and Welfare States
- Social and Economic Sciences (in general)
Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver