With your risk of dementia post stroke shouldn't your competent? doctor have this intervention for you?
Do you prefer your doctor incompetence NOT KNOWING? OR NOT DOING?
Your risk of dementia, has your doctor told you of this?
1. A documented 33% dementia chance post-stroke from an Australian study? May 2012.
2. Then this study came out and seems to have a range from 17-66%. December 2013.`
3. A 20% chance in this research. July 2013.
4. Dementia Risk Doubled in Patients Following Stroke September 2018
The latest here:
Effectiveness of the online-based comprehensive cognitive training application, Smart Brain, for community-dwelling older adults with dementia: a randomized controlled trial
Hee-Jae CHAE, Seon-Heui LEE ✉
Department of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
BACKGROUND:
The fourth industrial revolution has brought about
developments in information and communication technologies for
interventions in older adults with dementia. Currently, most
interventions focus on single interventions. However, community-dwelling
older adults with dementia require comprehensive cognitive
interventions, and clinical studies analyzing the effects of
comprehensive interventions based on randomized controlled trials are
lacking.
AIM:
The aim of the study was to examine the effects of an
information and communication technology-based comprehensive cognitive
training program, Smart Brain, on multi-domain function among
community-dwelling older adults with dementia.
DESIGN:
This was a two-group, randomized, controlled trial.
SETTING:
This study was conducted at participant’s home.
POPULATION:
We analyzed older adults with dementia.
METHODS:
Participants were randomly allocated to either the intervention group
(N.=30) or the control group (N.=30). Older adults with dementia in the
intervention group received 8 weeks of Smart Brain comprehensive
cognitive training using a tablet, whereas the control group received a
similar tablet but without the training. We measured the outcomes at
baseline, and at 4 and 8 weeks. Cognitive function, depression, quality
of life, balance confidence, physical ability, nutrition, and caregiver
burden were compared between groups.
RESULTS:
In the intervention
group, cognitive function statistically increased from baseline to both
week 4 (2.03; 95% CI 1.26 to 2.81) and week 8 (2.70; 95% CI 1.76 to
3.64). Depression was statistically different from week 0 to week 8
(-1.67, 95% CI -2.85 to -0.48). Physical ability statistically increased
from baseline to both week 4 (-0.85; 95% CI 1.49 to -0.20) and week 8
(-1.44; 95% CI -2.29 to -0.59). Nutrition statistically increased from
baseline to both week 4 (0.67; 95% CI 0.05 to 1.28) and week 8 (1.10;
95% CI 0.36 to 1.84).
CONCLUSIONS:
Smart Brain significantly improved
cognitive function, reduced depression, and enhanced physical and
nutritional status in older adults with dementia. This demonstrates its
potential as an effective non-pharmacological intervention in
community-based dementia care.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT:
Smart Brain’s personalized approach, which integrates user-specific preferences and expert guidance, enhances engagement and goal achievement in dementia care. This enhances self-esteem and clinical outcomes, demonstrates the application’s potential to innovate rehabilitation practices.
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