Pre-operative cognitive training to prevent postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older patients cognitrain: A randomised controlled trial / Ivy Sim Chui Geok
The incidence of post-operative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly is increased and the subsequent impact can be devastating as patients need to retain their faculties in order to remain independent. A pilot study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of a novel home-based cognitive tr...
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/11194/ http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/11194/4/chui_geok.pdf |
| Summary: | The incidence of post-operative cognitive dysfunction in the elderly is increased and
the subsequent impact can be devastating as patients need to retain their faculties in
order to remain independent. A pilot study was carried out to determine the
effectiveness of a novel home-based cognitive training on the incidence of delirium and
post-operative cognitive dysfunction in patients aged 65 and above undergoing elective
surgery. 18 subjects were recruited in pre-operative anaesthetic clinic and randomised
into 2 groups. The intervention group was taught to perform cognitive training at home.
Pre-operative and post-operative cognitive assessments were carried out and results
compared. No patients developed delirium post-operatively. There was a low
compliance rate (50%) among subjects leading to mixed findings on cognitive testing. |
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