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Development and effectiveness of a cognitive enhancement program based on a mobile application for preventing dementia: a study focusing on older adults who use senior citizen centers

앱기반 치매예방 인지강화 프로그램 개발 및 효과 검증: 경로당 이용 노인을 중심으로

  • Mi-Ra Jung (Department of Nursing, Hanyeong University) ;
  • Eun Jeong (Department of Nursing, Chunnam Techno University) ;
  • Chang-Gyeong Lee (Graduate student, Department of Occupational Therapy, Dongshin University)
  • 정미라 (한영대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 정은 (전남과학대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 이창경 (동신대학교 대학원 작업치료학과)
  • Received : 2023.03.30
  • Accepted : 2023.05.15
  • Published : 2023.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a mobile application on quality of life, wellness, and preventive behaviors against dementia among older adults who use senior citizen centers. Methods: Seventy-two older adults who used senior citizen centers were allocated to an intervention group (n = 36) and a control group (n = 36). The experimental treatment involved a cognitive enhancement program for preventing dementia using a mobile application for 12 sessions over 6 weeks. Data were analyzed using the t-test, chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, paired t-test, and independent t-test. Results: The cognitive enhancement program based on a mobile application was effective for wellness (t = -3.87, p < .001) and preventive behaviors against dementia (t = -3.98, p < .001) for older adults who used a senior center. Conclusion: The mobile application-based cognitive enhancement program developed in this study is recommended as an effective intervention for dementia prevention in older adults.

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