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P2‐022: INTERVENTIONS FOR SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE DECLINE: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META‐ANALYSIS
Author(s) -
Bhome Rohan,
Howard Robert J.,
Huntley Jonathan D.,
Berry Alex J.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.706
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , meta analysis , cognition , clinical psychology , metacognition , psychology , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , dementia , critical appraisal , inclusion (mineral) , systematic review , medline , medicine , psychiatry , alternative medicine , disease , social psychology , pathology , political science , law
randomly divided into three groups which were A a singing group, B a reading group and C a control group. All participants underwent a series of neuropsychological tests as a baseline (t0) assessment with the guidance of medical professionals, and subsequent tests were repeated at three months (t1) and six months (t2) periods for comparison. Results: For participants with mild AD, the WHOUCLA AVLT immediate and delayed recall scores of Group A were significantly higher at t1 compared with t0. The verbal fluency test scores were increased in Group A at t1 and t2 compared with t0, while there was also significant increase in Group B at t1 but it did not show significant changes at t2. The NPI scores of Group A significantly decreased at t1 and t2 compared with t0. The caregiver distress score of Group A also significantly decreased at t1and t2 compared with t0. For participants with moderate or severe AD, the caregiver distress score in NPI of Group A significantly decreased at both t1 and t2 compared with t0. There were no significant changes of the MMSE score and the BI during this study in all the groups. Conclusions:Music therapy is effective for enhancing memory and language ability of patients with mild AD, and can reduce the psychotic symptoms and caregiver distress of patients with mild, moderate or severe AD the severity of AD.