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This study examines the impact of occupational and music therapy on cognitive functions and depressive mood in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

June 30, 2015Journal of the Korean Geriatrics SocietyOpen Access

The Effects of Occupational Therapy and Music Therapy on Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study

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This study examines the impact of occupational and music therapy on cognitive functions and depressive mood in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Enrolled patients with MCI (group A: n=14, group B: n=15) from Mapo Dementia Center
Group A participated in a cognitive program for 12 months while group B did not
Compared cognitive and mood assessments between the two groups using K-MMSE, SNSB, and sGDS.
Group A improved in total and language scores on the K-MMSE and digit span backward scores on the SNSB and sGDS.
Group B experienced a decline in the Seoul Verbal Learning Test recognition score.
Significant differences were noted between groups for cognitive scores and depression outcomes.

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Pilot study shows improvement in cognitive functions and mood in patients with mild cognitive impairment, suggesting beneficial nonpharmacological approaches.

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Lim et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a21934e4f27a676ef8b9346 https://doi.org/10.4235/jkgs.2015.19.2.71

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Pilot study shows improvement in cognitive functions and mood in patients with mild cognitive impairment, suggesting beneficial nonpharmacological approaches.

The Effects of Occupational Therapy and Music Therapy on Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Study

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