인지체조-뉴로피드백을 활용한 통합 간호의 효과

• Published in: 한국직업건강간호학회지 Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 114 - 122
• Main Authors: 원희욱, 허계영, 김준범, 신지은, 이원우, 손해경
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국직업건강간호학회 31.05.2020; Korean Academic Society Of Occupational Health Nursing
• Subjects: 간호학; 인지; Neuroscience; 뇌파; 노인; 뉴로피드백; 뇌과학; Cognition; Brain wave; Elderly; Neurofeedback
• ISSN: 2287-2531; 2466-1856
• DOI: 10.5807/kjohn.2020.29.2.114

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the effect of integrated nursing using cognicise and neurofeedback on cognition and ⍺ waves among elderly individuals. Methods: This quasi-experimental single group pretest-posttest study included 29 Korean adults aged 65 years or older who participated at a senior welfare center in Y city from February to May 2019. Each integrated nursing session consisted of cognicise (10 minutes) and neurofeedback (20 minutes). Subjects participated twice a week for 10 weeks. Structured questionnaires to assess participants' general characteristics and the Korean version of the Mini-Mental Status Examination for Dementia Screening (K-MMSE-DS) were applied. Alpha waves were measured using BrainMaster. Results: Following the integrated nursing program, alpha waves improved in F3 (t=2.41, p=.023), C3 (t=3.00, p=.006), C4 (t=2.60, p=.015), P3 (t=2.43, p=.022), O1 (t=2.30, p=.029), T3 (t=3.05, p=.005), T4 (t=2.28, p=.030), T5 (t=2.91, p=.007), Fz (t=2.30, p=.029), Cz (t=2.73, p=.011), and Pz (t=2.23, p=.034). Most subjects experienced improvement in concentration after participating in the intervention. Conclusion: This study provides evidence for the use of a neuroscientific approach including brain wave measurement to improve cognitive health among community-living elderly people.