Effects of a staged integral art-based cognitive intervention (SIACI) program in older adults with cognitive impairments: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 296 - 12
• Main Authors: Yan, Yuan-Jiao, Ma, Ming-Ping, Cai, Wen-Chao, Huang, Chen-Shan, Lin, Rong, Chen, Yu-Fei, Li, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.04.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aged; Aged patients; Alzheimer Disease; Analysis; Biomarkers; Care and treatment; Cognition; Cognition disorders in old age; Cognitive Dysfunction - diagnosis; COVID-19; Diagnosis; Humans; Neuropsychological tests; Non-pharmacological intervention; Older adults; Pandemics; Quality of Life; Randomised controlled trial; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Risk factors; Study Protocol; China; Art; Older adults; Non-pharmacological intervention; Randomised controlled trial

Given the aging population worldwide and the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been found to be associated with a deterioration in Alzheimer's disease (AD) symptoms, investigating methods to prevent or delay cognitive decline in preclinical AD and AD itself is important. The trial described in this...