Cognitive rehabilitation in patients with mild cognitive impairment

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p>To explore the benefits of a multi‐component cognitive rehabilitation programme in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Patients with MCI (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 18) and patients with mild dementia in Alzheimer's disease (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 10) participated in a 4‐week cognitive rehabilitation programme in a day clinic setting. The intervention was provided in group format and included activity planning, self‐assertiveness training, relaxation techniques, stress management, use of external memory aids, memory training, and motor exercise.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>After 4 weeks, MCI patients showed significant improvements on activities of daily living, mood, verbal and nonverbal episodic memory. In contrast, patients with mild dementia exhibited a non‐significant increase in verbal memory but no other changes. MCI subjects allocated to the waiting list control condition (<jats:italic>n</jats:italic> = 12) showed a significant re‐test effect on verbal episodic memory, but no improvement of everyday activities or mood.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title><jats:p>The study demonstrates that patients with MCI benefit from a multi‐component cognitive rehabilitation programme with regard to activities of daily living, mood, and memory performance. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</jats:p></jats:sec>

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