Nurse-Led Computerized Cognitive Training for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Preliminary Study. Issue 3 (May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oh, Min Woo; Ki, Young Jin; Jeon, Byoung Hyun; Kim, Si Yeon; Oh, Youngmin; Yoo, Suwon; Cho, Aeri; Seo, Joo Han; Lee, Goo Joo
• Is Part Of: Rehabilitation nursing. Volume 46:Issue 3(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-05
• Subjects: Attention -- cognitive dysfunction -- memory -- nurses -- rehabilitation; Rehabilitation nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers en réadaptation -- Périodiques; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/rnj.0000000000000264
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-4807

Abstract

Abstract: Purpose: This preliminary study aimed to compare the outcomes of an occupational therapist-led and a nurse-led computerized cognitive training (CCT) for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in older adults. Design: A single-blind randomized controlled trial was performed. Methods: Participants 65 years of age and older with MCI were randomly assigned to a group led by an occupational therapist or by a nurse. Both groups received CCT for 4 weeks. Findings: Six participants in the occupational therapist-led group and nine in the nurse-led group completed CCT. The nurse-led group showed significant improvement in scores on the Seoul Verbal Learning Test–Elderly's version immediate recall scores ( p = .030) and the Korean-Boston Naming Test ( p = .012). Conclusions: Nurse-led CCT demonstrated improvement in some language and memory areas in older adults with MCI. Clinical Relevance: This study supports the idea of educating nurses to use a CCT program for treating older adults with MCI to improve their cognitive function.