TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tesky, Valentina
A1  - Köbe, Theresa
A1  - Witte, A. Veronica
A1  - Flöel, Agnes
A1  - Schuchardt, Jan Philipp
A1  - Hahn, Andreas
A1  - Pantel, Johannes
T1  - Feasibility and first results of a group program to increase the frequency of cognitively stimulating leisure activities in people with mild cognitive impairment (AKTIVA–MCI)
T2  - Clinical interventions in aging
N2  - AKTIVA-MCI is a program for patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that aims to enhance participation in cognitively stimulating leisure activities. Participation in cognitively stimulating activities seems to be a potential strategy for people with MCI delaying cognitive decline for a while. In total, 35 MCI patients were enrolled in the pilot study of whom 29 completed the whole program (16 female, 71.1±7.5 years; Mini Mental Status Examination score: 28±2.2). Daily activity protocols were used to measure the frequency of participation in cognitively stimulating activities during the program (12 sessions). Additional standardized psychometric tests and questionnaires were used to assess cognition, mood, and subjective memory decline. Analyses of the daily activity protocols showed that during the intervention participants increased the frequency of several cognitively stimulating leisure activities. Comparison of pre-post data indicates no changes in cognitive status, mood, and subjective memory decline. These findings indicate that the program is suitable for patients with MCI.
KW  - older people
KW  - MCI
KW  - pilot study
KW  - intervention study
KW  - cognitively stimulating leisure activities
KW  - training program
KW  - daily activity protocols
Y1  - 2017
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/45054
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-450546
SN  - 1178-1998
SN  - 1176-9092
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VL  - 12
SP  - 1459
EP  - 1469
PB  - DOVE Medical Press
CY  - Albany, Auckland
ER  -