Effects of memory books on the cognitive, language and psychological state of individuals with dementia; randomized controlled trial.

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25350656
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Shigakukan University
• Principal Investigator: Iiboshi Kiyoko 志學館大学, 人間関係学部, 教授 (80331156)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TANEMURA Jun 川崎医療福祉大学, 医療福祉学部, 教授 (90289207) ; YOSHIHSTA Hiroyo 上智大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (20280208) ; IIBOSHI Akira 鹿児島大学, 教育学部, 教授 (20117477)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 認知症 / 非薬物療法 / コミュニケーション / 無作為比較試験 / 集団介入 / 言語聴覚療法 / 回想法 / 自伝的記憶

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study is to conduct the linguistic and psychological group intervention, using memory books as the random controlled study in various facilities and then verify the improvement of cognitive and linguistic function, lighten of behavioral and psychological symptoms. The participants are 57 individuals with Alzheimer’s disease who are in or going to 6 facilities, including 48 samples of intervention group and 9 samples of non-intervention group. Intervention group experienced group intervention, using memory books for about 3 months (once a week, once an hour and total 12 sessions) and non-intervention group was received usually day services at their facilities. As the analysis of two-way ANOVA of neuropsychological test’s between pre- and post-intervention, we found the significant change in intervention group in terms of cognitive function and linguistic function.

Free Research Field

言語聴覚療法学