본 연구는 터치형 음악게임치료가 요양병원 노인환자들의 인지기능, 우울감, 자아존중감에 어떠한 효과가 있는지 알아보기 위한 것이다. 이를 위하여 수도권 A지역에 소재한 노인전문 요양병원에 입원중인 16명의 노인환자들을 대상으로 각각 8명씩 실험집단과 통제집단을 구성한 후, 실험집단에게 10회기에 걸쳐 음악게임치료를 실시하였다. 사전-사후에 걸쳐 실험집단과 통제집단의 인지기능, 우울감, 자아존중감 수준을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 실험집단 노인환자들의 인지기능은 유의한 변화를 보이지 않았으나, 우울감 수준과 자아존중감 수준은 유의하게 변화하였다. 즉, 실험집단 노인환자들의 우울감 수준은 유의하게 감소하였고, 자아존중감 수준은 유의하게 증가한 것으로 나타나, 음악게임치료의 효과성이 확인되었다. 끝으로, 연구의 제한점과 후속연구에 대한 시사점을 논의하였다.

목적 : 뇌병변 환자에게 집단 작업치료프로그램을 실시하여 개별 작업치료만 받는 환자와 집단 작업치료프로그램을 병행하여 받는 환자들의 상지기능, 인지∙지각기능 및 일상생활동작에 미치는 영향을 비교, 분석하여 집단 작업치료프로그램 적용 효과를 규명하고 효과적인 프로그램을 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위함이다. 연구방법 : 2008년 5월부터 10월까지 전통적 치료방법인 개별작업치료만 받는 뇌병변 환자 70명을 대상으로 8주 동안 주 5회 60분씩 총 40회의 치료를 실시하였으며, 치료적 활동프로그램이 포함된 집단작업치료프로그램에 참여하기를 동의한 환자 30명을 대상으로 8주동안 주4회 개별치료와 주1회 60분씩 집단치료를 실시하였다. 결과 : 개별작업치료만 받는 환자군에 비하여 집단작업치료프로그램을 병행하여 받은 환자군이 상지기능, 인지∙지각기능과 일상생활 수행기능이 통계적으로 유의하게 높아졌다. 결론 : 전통적 치료방법인 개별작업치료만 받는 환자군에 비하여 치료적 활동프로그램이 포함된 집단작업치료프로그램을 병행하여 받은 환자들의 치료 효과가 더 높았음을 나타내고 있다. 앞으로 보다 많은 대상으로 집단 작업치료프로그램 개발 및 치료효과를 입증할 수 있는 연구가 이루어지기를 바란다.

The purpose of this study was to find out the effects of electroencephalograph (EEG) power and coherence on cognitive function in normal elderly, non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment, and demented elderly during working cognition tasks. Forty elderly women (19 demented elderly, 10 non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment, 11 norma1 elderly) participated in this study, All subjects performed working cognition tasks with Raven's CPM while EEG signal was recorded, EEGs were measured continuously at rest and during the working cognition task. EEG power and coherence was computed over 21 channels: right and left frontal, central, parietal, temporal and occipital region. We found that there were more correct answers among normal elderly women than in other groups Owing the working cognition task, wave at Fp1, Fp2 and F8, a wave at Fp2, wave at Fp1, Fp2. F4 and F8 of the frontal region was increased significantly in the demented elderly group. On the other hand. wave at Fp1, Fp2 and F7, wave at Fp1, Fp2, F3 and F7 of the frontal region was increased significantly in the group of non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment. In contrast. in the normal elderly group, all of the θ wave and wave at Fp1, Fp2, F3, F4, F7 and F8 of the frontal region (except wave at F3) was increased significantly, These results suggest that the nerves in prefrontal and right hemisphere regions were most active in the demented elderly group during problem solving, and the nerves in the prefrontal and left hemisphere lobe were most active in the group of non-demented elderly with mild cognitive impairment. In contrast, me majority of nerves in the frontal region were active in the normal elderly group.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the task-oriented training according to the application time with the change of motor and cognition function. Focal ischemic brain injury was produced in Sprague-Dawley rats (20 rats, 250±50 g) through middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo). Before MCAo induction, all rats were trained in treadmill training and Morris water maze training for 1 week. Then they were randomly divided into groups: Group I : MCAo induction (n1=5), Grop II: the application for simple treadmill task training after. MCAo induction (n2=5). Group III: the application for Morris water maze cognitive task training after MCAo induction (n3=5). Group IV: the application for progressive treadmill task training and Morris water maze cognitive task training after MCAo induction (n4=5). Modified limb placing tests (MLPTs) and motor tests (MTs) were performed to test motor function and then Morris water maze acquisition test (MWMAT) and Morris water maze retention test (MWMRT) were performed to test cognitive function. For MTs, there were significant interactions among the groups with the time (p<.001). Group IV showed the steeper increasing pattern than those in other Groups on the 7th and 14th day. For MLPTs, there were significant interactions among the groups with the time (p<.001). The scores in Group III. IV had showed the more decreasing pattern than those in Group I, II since the 7th day and 14th day. For MWMAT, there were significant interactions among the groups with the time (p<.001). Group II found the Quadrant circular platform showed the steeper decreasing pattern than that in Group I on the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th day. Group III. IV found the quadrant circular platform showed the slower decreasing pattern than that in Group I, II, For MWMRT, there were significant differences among the four groups (p<.001). The time to dwell on quadrant circular platform in Group IV on the 13th day was the longest compared with other groups. These results suggested that the combined task training was very effective to improve the motor and cognition function for the rats affected on their focal ischemic brain injury.