| Keywords |
Elderly ; Cognition ; Program effect |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of cognitive enhancement program on cognitive function, depression and quality of life in elderly residents. A quasi-experimental with non-equivalent control group pretestposttest design was implemented. The participants were senior citizens over 65 years of age who received home visiting health service in community health center without dementia (experimental group: 24, control group: 22). The experimental group participated in the cognitive enhancement program for eight weeks developed in this study. After the intervention, the participants in the experimental group reported significant improvement in cognitive function, depression and quality of life when compared to those in the control group. These findings indicate that the cognitive enhancement program could be an effective intervention program to improve cognitive function in elders. |