Effect of the recreational life review program on patients with dementia in an outpatient clinic: a preliminary study

Percept Mot Skills. 2014 Dec;119(3):949-60. doi: 10.2466/10.PMS.119c27z9.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the Life Review Program-Taiwan (LRP-TW) on outpatients with mild to moderate dementia. Ten individuals were selected through purposive sampling and tested using a single group pretest-posttest design. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Loewenstein Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment-Geriatric (LOTCA-G) and the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) were used as outcome measures. The total scores and three subtests of the LOTCA-G revealed significant differences after the intervention. Affective function remained stable through the experiment. The LRP-TW may offer a clinical intervention program for supporting cognitive and mental performance in individuals with dementia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Affect / physiology
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Ambulatory Care Facilities
  • Dementia / psychology*
  • Dementia / rehabilitation*
  • Female
  • Geriatric Assessment / methods*
  • Geriatric Assessment / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neuropsychological Tests / statistics & numerical data
  • Occupational Therapy / methods
  • Occupational Therapy / statistics & numerical data
  • Outpatients / psychology*
  • Outpatients / statistics & numerical data
  • Program Evaluation / methods*
  • Program Evaluation / statistics & numerical data
  • Recreation / psychology*
  • Taiwan