Effects of Malaysian Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST-M) for older people with mild dementia

Abstract

An older person with dementia often has deterioration in cognitive functions, which may lead to difficulty performing daily activities. One of the best non-pharmacological treatments for dementia is Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), developed in the United Kingdom. The aim of the study is to determine the effect the Cognitive Stimulation Therapy – Malaysian version (CST-M) on cognitive functions. The results of this randomised controlled trial indicate a significant difference in cognitive functions among participants in the experimental group. The use of CST-M should be encourage as a standard treatment for older person with dementia in Malaysia. Keywords: Cognitive Stimulation Therapy; Older people; Mild dementia eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI:

Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) for Older Persons with Dementia in Malaysia

“…Previous studies indicate that CST improves cognitive functions (Gibbor et al, 2021;Sarageh et al, 2022;Dahlan et al, 2022;Wood et al, 2023), Mood (Chen, 2022) and quality of life (Gibbor et al, 2021;Wood et al, 2023) and the effect can be maintained after three months (Lin et al, 2018). In addition, CST could reduce depression among older people with dementia (Sarageh et al, 2022;Wood et al, 2023).…”