Neuropsychological benefits of a narrative cognitive training program for people living with dementia: A pilot study

Batini, Federico; Toti, Giulia; Bartolucci, Marco

doi:10.1590/s1980-5764-2016dn1002008

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“…showed an increment in all scales. Those results are in line with previous findings (Batini et al, 2016). Experimental and control groups had a similar distribution of forms of dementia (experimental group: nine individuals with Alzheimer’s, seven with vascular dementia, and six with other type of diagnoses; control group: eight subjects with Alzheimer’s, six with vascular dementia, and seven with other type of diagnoses).…”

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“…People living with dementia increase their performances in the Frontal Assessment Battery (Kawashima et al, 2005). Even listening to a story has been found to be effective for what concerns memory functions (Batini, Toti, & Bartolucci, 2016) and behavioral dimensions measured with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Brief Questionnaire (Billington, Carroll, Davis, Healey, & Kinderman, 2013). Therefore, reading and narrative processing could represent a powerful tool for rehabilitation programs in people living with dementia.…”

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The effect of a narrative intervention program for people living with dementia.

Bartolucci

Batini

2019

Psychology & Neuroscience

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Multiple areas in the cerebral cortex are active during the listening of narrative material, and these activations in the brain produce significant changes in connectivity. In a pathological population living in nursing homes, patients who underwent daily narrative training showed some improvements in many psychological and cognitive aspects.Here we aim to investigate the effects of such training in many cognitive aspects. At the beginning and end of a 40-day narrative training, participants with cognitive decline were tested with the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status to quantify any improvements in individual performance. Results were compared with those of a control group of patients. Results show a significant increase in performances of the experimental group in domains such as immediate memory, language, attention, and delayed memory. Results replicate and expand previous findings, indicating that this type of training could increase cognitive performance and could be implemented as an effective nonpharmacological treatment for the cognitive wellness in both the pathological and nonpathological elderly.

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The effect of a narrative intervention program for people living with dementia.

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Batini

2019

Psychology & Neuroscience

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“…23 , 24 The evidence of cognitive improvement has been associated with the possible induction of neural plastic changes specific to training on both neural and behavioral levels. 7 , 21 , 22 , 24 The literature has emphasized that the possible mechanism for cognitive improvement is related to neural plasticity. The argument for this can be found in studies that emphasize the complex brain’s ability to change in response to both internal demand and external experience.…”

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Effect of cognitive stimulation workshops on the self-esteem and cognition of the elderly A pilot project

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Aquino

Alves

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Dement. neuropsychol.

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According to the WHO, by 2025 Brazil will be ranked sixth in the world in terms of proportion of elderly in the population. Within this scope, cognition plays a central role in the aging process, having an important association with quality of life, which suggests the need to develop intervention programs, such as cognitive training.Objective:To determine the effects of a program of cognitive stimulation workshops on the self-esteem and cognition of elderly people.Methods:Thirty-eight elderly subjects completed the three-step protocol: 1) Survey of demographic data and evaluation of cognition by a neuropsychological battery and of self-esteem using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSS), prior to training; 2) Participation in twelve cognitive stimulation workshops; and 3) Cognitive evaluation and RSS after the training.Results:Results showed that the use of training produced positive effects on cognitive test performance of the elderly with and without cognitive impairment. By extension, this demonstrates positive impact on their self-esteem.Conclusion:These findings encourage investment in cognitive stimulation programs as a resource for improved cognition and quality of life for the elderly. Subjective cognitive complaint may have served as a predictor of decreased self-esteem; therefore, as training improved cognition, it also improved self-esteem.

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“…In questi dieci anni abbiamo avuto l'opportunità di osservare molteplici effetti della lettura in contesti diversi e con soggetti di differenti condizioni ed età anagrafiche, sino ad arrivare a soggetti molto anziani, affetti da malattie dementigene (Batini, Toti e Bartolucci, 2016).…”

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Neuropsychological benefits of a narrative cognitive training program for people living with dementia: A pilot study

Cited by 8 publications

References 23 publications

The effect of a narrative intervention program for people living with dementia.

The effect of a narrative intervention program for people living with dementia.

Effect of cognitive stimulation workshops on the self-esteem and cognition of the elderly A pilot project

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