What is it about?
Cognitive impairment causes functional impairment and declining quality of life in the elderly. Occupational therapy (OT) could help to prevent or slow cognitive decline. However, little is known of how OT parameters could influence cognitive impairment.
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Why is it important?
Our results show that OT is effective in slowing cognitive decline and its effectiveness seems to be proportional to the hours of OT received. The 10 h OT group showed significantly reduced Mini-Mental State Examination score compared with the non-OT group (p < 0.01). OT also appears to be useful in people with previous cognitive impairment.
Perspectives
The study adds to the growing literature of OT interventions for older adults and our findings support the concept that OT could be effective in slowing cognitive impairment in the elderly
Eva Latorre
University of Exeter
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This page is a summary of: Occupational Therapy Prevents Cognitive Impairment on Long-Term Care Residents, Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics, July 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02703181.2017.1339757.
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