레크리에이션 치료 프로그램이 치매 노인들의 인지기능과 균형감각에 미치는 영향 (Korean)

The Effect of Therapeutic Recreation Program on Cogniti ve Functionsand Balance in Elderly People with Alzheimer's Dementia. (English)

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of recreation therapy program on cognitive function and balance sensation of demented elderly patients. The subjects were 16 elderly patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia, divided into experimental group and control group. Recreation therapy program was provided to experimental group for 6 months and the change of cognitive function and balance before and after treatment was analyzed in both groups. The research concluded that the recreation therapy program maintained or even enhanced cognitive function and balance in the elderly with Alzheimer's dementia. The development along with the verification of effectiveness of non-pharmacological methods such as recreational therapy contributed to the study of treatment for the elderly with dementia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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