J Korean Geriatr Psychiatry.  2023 Oct;27(2):71-77. 10.47825/jkgp.2023.27.2.71.

Effects of Group Reminiscence Therapy Based on Korean Traditional Play for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Patients

• Jung WY
• Koo SG
• Kim YJ
• Lee SA
• Jeong HS
• Kim DH
• Kim KM
• Lee JJ
• Lee SB

• KMID: 2552865
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.47825/jkgp.2023.27.2.71

Abstract

Objective
This study explored the efficacy of group reminiscence therapy, incorporating traditional plays, for individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia patients.
Methods
We provided 10 sessions of group reminiscence therapy to 25 MCI and dementia patients. We conducted assess-ments, both before and after the program, encompassing a range of tests, namely the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Dysexecutive Questionnaire, Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI-K), Dementia Care Assessment Packet-Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-K), and Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI-K).
Results
Following the program, there was a significant improvement in MMSE scores for MCI patients (19.17 to 22.33, p=0.027). There was a significant improvement in NPI-K scores for dementia patients (8.05 to 3.74, p=0.006). There was a sig- nificant improvement in GDS-K scores for MCI patients (17.00 to 14.00, p=0.043). There was a significant improvement in ZBIK scores for dementia (28.53 to 17.68, p=0.001) and MCI patients (29.17 to 16.33, p=0.046).
Conclusion
Our study suggested that group reminiscence therapy based on traditional play might be effective in global cog-nition of MCI patients, neuropsychological symptoms of dementia patients, depression of MCI patients, and caregiver burden of all subjects.

Keyword

Dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; Reminiscence therapy; Traditional play