TY - JOUR
T1 - SAIDO Learning as a Cognitive Intervention for Dementia Care
T2 - APreliminary Study
AU - Kawashima, Ryuta
AU - Hiller, Deborah Lewis
AU - Sereda, Sheryl L.
AU - Antonczak, Michelle
AU - Serger, Kara
AU - Gannon, Denise
AU - Ito, Shinji
AU - Otake, Hiroshi
AU - Yunomae, Daisaku
AU - Kobayashi, Akihito
AU - Muller, Christopher
AU - Murata, Hiroyuki
AU - FallCreek, Stephanie
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded by RISTEX , JST, Tokyo, Japan.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the beneficial effects on cognitive function by a cognitive intervention program designed for dementia care called Learning Therapy in Japan and SAIDO Learning in the United States (hereinafter "SAIDO Learning," as appropriate). SAIDO Learning is a working memory training program that uses systematized basic problems in arithmetic and language, including reading aloud, as well as writing. Design, Setting, Participants, and Intervention: Twenty-three nursing home residents with dementia were assigned as an intervention group, and another 24 people with dementia at another nursing home were assigned as a control group. Both nursing homes were operated by the same organization, and residents of both nursing homes received essentially the same nursing care. Thirteen and 6 subjects of the intervention and control groups, respectively, were clinically diagnosed as Alzheimer disease (AD). Results: After the 6-month intervention, the participants with AD of the intervention group showed statistically significant improvement in cognitive function, as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) compared with the control participants. In addition, post hoc analysis revealed that the Frontal Assessment Battery at Bedside (FAB) scores of the intervention group tended to improve after 6-month intervention. Based on MDS scores, improvements in total mood severity scores also were observed, but only in the intervention group of the participants with AD. Conclusion: These results suggest that SAIDO Learning is an effective cognitive intervention and is useful for dementia care. An additional outcome of this intervention, which has not yet been evaluated in detail, appears to be that it promotes greater positive engagement of a diversity of nursing home staff in the residents' individual progress and care needs.
AB - Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the beneficial effects on cognitive function by a cognitive intervention program designed for dementia care called Learning Therapy in Japan and SAIDO Learning in the United States (hereinafter "SAIDO Learning," as appropriate). SAIDO Learning is a working memory training program that uses systematized basic problems in arithmetic and language, including reading aloud, as well as writing. Design, Setting, Participants, and Intervention: Twenty-three nursing home residents with dementia were assigned as an intervention group, and another 24 people with dementia at another nursing home were assigned as a control group. Both nursing homes were operated by the same organization, and residents of both nursing homes received essentially the same nursing care. Thirteen and 6 subjects of the intervention and control groups, respectively, were clinically diagnosed as Alzheimer disease (AD). Results: After the 6-month intervention, the participants with AD of the intervention group showed statistically significant improvement in cognitive function, as measured by the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) compared with the control participants. In addition, post hoc analysis revealed that the Frontal Assessment Battery at Bedside (FAB) scores of the intervention group tended to improve after 6-month intervention. Based on MDS scores, improvements in total mood severity scores also were observed, but only in the intervention group of the participants with AD. Conclusion: These results suggest that SAIDO Learning is an effective cognitive intervention and is useful for dementia care. An additional outcome of this intervention, which has not yet been evaluated in detail, appears to be that it promotes greater positive engagement of a diversity of nursing home staff in the residents' individual progress and care needs.
KW - Alzheimer disease
KW - Cognitive intervention
KW - Working memory training
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.10.021
DO - 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.10.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 25528280
AN - SCOPUS:84926669249
SN - 1525-8610
VL - 16
SP - 56
EP - 62
JO - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
IS - 1
ER -
