TY - JOUR
T1 - Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the GO Game Intervention on Cognitive Function
AU - Iizuka, Ai
AU - Suzuki, Hiroyuki
AU - Ogawa, Susumu
AU - Kobayashi-Cuya, Kimi Estela
AU - Kobayashi, Momoko
AU - Takebayashi, Toru
AU - Fujiwara, Yoshinori
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank all the participants, the nursing home staff, and our colleagues at Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology for their cooperation in this study. This program was completed in cooperation with Mr Yasunari Koyama, representative director of KOYAMA Healthcare Group; Mr Akihiro Hirano, directors of KOYAMA Healthcare Group; Mr Tatsuo Noda, manager of the General Counseling Office in Tokyo metropolitan area, Ginza Medical Inc; Mr Tokunori Takahashi, division manager of Hakusan Welfare Association; Mr Hideo Kubo, Mr Hideo Izumitani, and Hirofumi Ohashi, professional GO players from the Nihon Ki-in; and Mr Fukashi Murakami, Mr Kiyoto Ishibashi, and Ms Eriko Ito, GO instructors. The authors sincerely express our gratitude to all collaborators.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/5/1
Y1 - 2018/5/1
N2 - This study investigated the effects of an intervention using the game “GO” on cognitive function in nursing home residents and evaluated the acquisition of GO according to each stage of dementia. Participants were randomly assigned to either the GO intervention group or a control group, and the intervention was performed once weekly for 15 weeks. Cognitive tests were conducted before and after intervention, and 17 participants were included in the final analysis. Analysis of covariance demonstrated that in the intervention group, the digit span total score significantly improved and the digit span backward score was maintained, whereas these scores decreased in the control group. All participants, including those who had moderate dementia, acquired the rules of the game, and participants with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia could play the game successfully. This study indicates that GO might improve the cognitive function of residents living in nursing homes.
AB - This study investigated the effects of an intervention using the game “GO” on cognitive function in nursing home residents and evaluated the acquisition of GO according to each stage of dementia. Participants were randomly assigned to either the GO intervention group or a control group, and the intervention was performed once weekly for 15 weeks. Cognitive tests were conducted before and after intervention, and 17 participants were included in the final analysis. Analysis of covariance demonstrated that in the intervention group, the digit span total score significantly improved and the digit span backward score was maintained, whereas these scores decreased in the control group. All participants, including those who had moderate dementia, acquired the rules of the game, and participants with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia could play the game successfully. This study indicates that GO might improve the cognitive function of residents living in nursing homes.
KW - board game
KW - cognitive function
KW - cognitive leisure activity
KW - dementia
KW - intervention study
KW - nursing home
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U2 - 10.1177/1533317517753362
DO - 10.1177/1533317517753362
M3 - Article
C2 - 29345144
AN - SCOPUS:85041497801
SN - 1533-3175
VL - 33
SP - 192
EP - 198
JO - American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
JF - American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
IS - 3
ER -
