The Effect of Horticultural Program on Cognitive Function, Activities of Daily Living(ADL) and Hand Grip Strength of Institutionalized Dementia Patients / 성인간호학회지
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
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: 123-134, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-144825
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of use of a horticultural program on the cognitive function, activities of daily living, and hand grip strength of institutionalized dementia patients.METHOD:
Twenty three study participants completed a five week protocol comprised of one week of baseline and four weeks of treatment. The study design was a one group repeated measurement study. For the first and fifth week of the study period, data was collected with 3 instruments Korean Version of Hasegawa Dementia Scale (HDS-K), Katz's ADL index, hand grip strength. Data analysis was conducted by SPSS version 10.0.RESULTS:
Total HDS-K score(p=.000), Activities of daily living(p=.013) and hand grip strength(p=.001) was significantly improved after treatment compared to the baseline.CONCLUSION:
The horticultural program was effective for improving cognitive function, ADL and hand grip strength of the dementia patients. Repeated studies utilizing a control group are needed, using various durations, plants and processes, to confirm these results and to standardize the horticultural program protocol.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Activities of Daily Living
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Statistics as Topic
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Cognition
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Hand Strength
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Dementia
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Hand
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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