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Computer-based 'games' enhance mental function in patients with Alzheimer's

d to one of three groups. The first received no cognitive intervention; these participants lived at home and did not participate in the daily activities at the daycare center. The second group participated in an Integrated Psychostimulation Program (IPP), which was a daily program that included 2.5 to 3.5 hours of cognitive stimulation tasks, musical therapy, arts and crafts, physical activity and programs that reinforced instrumental activities of daily living. The third group participated in IPP as well, and used an interactive multimedia internet-based system (IMIS) which allowed them to carry out a variety of different cognitive stimulation tasks at varying levels of difficulty throughout the day. IMIS sessions (20 minutes each) were held three times a week for 24 weeks.

At baseline and after 12 and 24 weeks of treatment, participants were assessed using standard measures of cognitive function and performance including the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive (ADAS-Cog) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). After 12 weeks of treatment, the group that received both IPP and IMIS had improved outcome scores on both tests as compared to control; these improvements were maintained at 24 weeks. The group that received only IPP, showed improvement over the control group at 12 weeks, but the effects diminished by 24 weeks.

"While Alzheimer's disease is a progressive degenerative condition, studies have shown that in the early stages, the brain is still able to learn and change. This indicates that increasing brain activity, especially in regards to memory and cognition, may help stave off cognitive loss in people with Alzheimer's," said James T. Becker, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, neurology and psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, and a co-author on the study.
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Source:University of Pittsburgh Medical Center


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