경증치매노인을 대상으로 한 게임놀이치료프로그램이 인지기능과 정서기능 향상에 미치는 효과성 연구

A Study on the Effectiveness of Game Play Therapy Program on the Improvement of Cognitive and Emotional Functions for the Elderly with Mild Dementia

The purpose of this study is to verify the effectiveness of the game play therapy program in the therapeutic dimension for improving cognitive function and emotional function such as depression and anxiety in the elderly with mild dementia. First, this game play therapy program showed that it was effective in improving cognitive function in the elderly with mild dementia. In the experimental group, the K-MMSE∼2 score increased statistically significantly afterwards compared to before, whereas in the control group, there was no statistically significant change before and afterwards. Second, in both the experimental group and the control group, the depression score decreased statistically significantly afterwards compared to before, but the amount of change in the experimental group tended to be greater than that of the control group. Third, the change in the BAI score of the experimental group was greater than that of the control group. In the experimental group, the BAI score tended to decrease afterwards compared to before, whereas in the control group, there was little change before and after. The average anxiety score of the experimental group has improved after participating in this program, and these results indicate that this program was effective.