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- Title
Evaluation of MESSAGE communication strategy combined with group reminiscence therapy on elders with mild cognitive impairment in long-term care facilities.
- Authors
Zhang, Huan‐huan; Liu, Peng‐cheng; Ying, Jie; Shi, Ying; Wang, Shou‐qi; Zhang, Mei‐ling; Sun, Jiao; Zhang, Huan-Huan; Liu, Peng-Cheng; Wang, Shou-Qi; Zhang, Mei-Ling
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>This study aims to evaluate combined effects of MESSAGE communication strategy and group reminiscence therapy (GRT) on elders with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in long-term care facilities in Changchun, China.<bold>Methods: </bold>This study is a nonrandomized controlled trial. Subjects included 60 elders with MCI. Participants were divided into intervention (MESSAGE communication strategy combined with GRT) and control groups (without any intervention). Primary outcomes comprised cognitive function and quality of life of elderly people, as measured by the Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the Chinese (mainland) version of Short-Form 36 Health Survey assessment.<bold>Results: </bold>We observed significant changes in cognitive function with mean difference of 1.962 after 12 weeks (P = .000; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.341, 2.582), delayed memory dimension of 1.115 (P = .003; 95% CI = 0.417, 1.813). The intervention group exhibited the following improvements: general health of 14.731 (P = .000; 95% CI = 8.511, 20.951), mental health of 21.038 (P = .000; 95% CI = 17.301, 24.776), role-emotional of 26.925 (P = .003; 95% CI = 10.317, 45.533), and vitality of 14.231 (P = .000; 95% CI = 10.084, 18.377).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Using a sample of Chinese elderly people with MCI and residing in long-term care facilities, we concluded that application of MESSAGE communication strategy combined with GRT resulted in improved cognitive function and quality of life.
- Subjects
CHINA; MILD cognitive impairment; LONG-term care facilities; OLDER patients; COGNITIVE ability; HEALTH impact assessment; THERAPEUTICS; MEDICAL care; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE studies; GROUP psychotherapy; HEALTH surveys; LONG-term health care; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MEMORY; QUALITY of life; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; EVALUATION research
- Publication
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2018, Vol 33, Issue 4, p613
- ISSN
0885-6230
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/gps.4822