• 말소리와 음성과학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.27-38
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• 2013

Healthcare providers in Korea are using conservative pharmacological treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD) to delay the progress of the disease or to mitigate its behavioral and neurological symptoms. However, there is a growing need for interventions using practical non-pharmacologic treatment, as the effects of pharmacological treatments has faced limitations. This research provided a cognitive rehabilitation program to 3 AD patients and used a multiple baseline design across subjects to examine the effects. Performing reality orientation therapy (ROT) for 1 cycle (4 weeks) resulted in a slight increase in accuracy and responsiveness on an orientation task, mainly with patients with mild cases of AD. Also, in the sub-domain of the Korean-Mini Mental Status Examination performed to examine changes in cognitive ability, there were minimal changes in place orientation. In functional communication, however, there were no significant differences before and after the intervention. In conclusion, we found that ROT was an effective intervention for improving accuracy and responsiveness in the orientation of patients with mild cases of AD. In future studies, the effect of non-pharmacological interventions can be evaluated more reliably by examining the interaction effects of sample size, length of the intervention, outcome measurements, and pharmacological intervention.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.241-250
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to develop a marital enhancement program based on reality therapy. The program consists of 8 session contents: program orientation, need strength profile between husband and wife, quality world and marital life, perception about marital life, comparison between quality world and perceived world, total behavior in marital life, communication between husband and wife, integration and application. This study mainly focuses on applying counseling theory (choice theory and reality therapy) to family life education for enhancing a conjugal relationship. In this way, participants of Marital Enhancement Program can experience a therapeutic effect as well as an educational effect.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.6201-6213
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 경증 알츠하이머 환자를 대상으로 현실감각과 시간차 회상 훈련을 적용한 CERAD-K형 인지재활 프로그램의 효과를 밝히는 것이다. 연구에 사용된 도구는 CERAD-K 신경심리 검사로, 하위 영역으로 보스턴 이름 대기, 간이 정신 상태, 단어 목록 회상, 구성 행동으로 구성되어 있다. 연구 설계는 비동등성 대조군 전 후 실험 설계이다. 연구는 경기도의 G 보건소에 등록된 경증 알츠하이머 치매 환자를 편의 표집 하여 실험군 32명과 대조군 53명을 대상으로 하였다. 실험군은 2014년 9월 1일 부터 9월 30일까지 매주 화요일과 금요일에 두 팀으로 나누어 오전 10시부터 11시, 오후 2시부터 3시까지 한 팀당 16명씩 주 2회씩 8회의 인지재활 프로그램을 실시하였다. 대조군은 해당 보건소의 일상 프로그램에 참여하였다. 자료는 SPSS WIN 21.0 program을 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과 단어 목록 회상(F=.75 p>.05)을 제외한 보스턴 이름 대기(F=3.22, p<.001), 간이 정신 상태(F=5.92, p<.001), 구성 행동(F=4.67, p<.001)이 유의하게 향상되어 현실감각과 시간차 회상훈련을 적용한 CERAD-K형 인지재활 프로그램은 경증 알츠하이머 치매 환자의 인지 기능을 향상 시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2020

PURPOSE: This study investigated the effect of a head-mounted display (HMD) based virtual reality (VR) cognitive rehabilitation program on the cognitive ability and activities of daily living in patients with mild cognitive impairment. METHODS: This study enrolled 5 mild cognitive impairment patients at the G welfare center in Gwangju metropolitan city. Patients were examined using the MMSEDS (Mini mental state examination-dementia screening). The VR cognitive rehabilitation program was applied twice a week for four weeks. The functional independence measure (FIM) and Loewenstein occupational therapy cognitive assessment-geriatric population (LOTCA-G) were compared before and after applying the VR cognitive rehabilitation program. RESULTS: Subsequent of application of the VR cognitive rehabilitation program, significant increase was observed in the LOTCA-G score. The FIM score was also perceived to increase, after the intervention, but was not statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Application of the VR cognitive rehabilitation program as a therapy is effective in improving the visual perception, and upper extremity executive ability, especially orientation, thinking organization, attention, and concentration.