Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong

Timothy CY Kwok1,2, Xue Bai1,3, Henry SR Kao4,5, Jessie CY Li1, Florence KY Ho11Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing; 2Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; 3Department of Social Work and Social Administration; 4Department of Psychology, The Univers...

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Autores principales:	Kwok TCY, Bai X, Kao HSR, Li JCY, Ho FKY
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2011
Materias:	calligraphy therapy Chinese elderly cognitive function randomized controlled trial. Geriatrics RC952-954.6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5e8d4f93567f44d8a0b515f893ce40112021-12-02T04:25:24ZCognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong1178-1998https://doaj.org/article/5e8d4f93567f44d8a0b515f893ce40112011-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/cognitive-effects-of-calligraphy-therapy-for-older-people-a-randomized-peer-reviewed-article-CIAhttps://doaj.org/toc/1178-1998Timothy CY Kwok1,2, Xue Bai1,3, Henry SR Kao4,5, Jessie CY Li1, Florence KY Ho11Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing; 2Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; 3Department of Social Work and Social Administration; 4Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 5Department of Psychology, Fu Jen Catholic University, TaiwanBackground: This pilot study investigated the effects of calligraphy therapy on cognitive function in older Hong Kong Chinese people with mild cognitive impairment.Methods: A single-blind, randomized controlled trial was carried out in a sample of 31 adults aged 65 years or older with mild cognitive impairment. They were randomly assigned to receive either intensive calligraphy training led by a trained research assistant for eight weeks (calligraphy group, n = 14) or no calligraphy treatment (control group, n = 17). Participants' cognitive function was assessed by the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (CMMSE) before and after calligraphy treatment. Repeated measures analysis of variance and paired samples t-tests were used to analyze the data.Results: A significant interaction effect of time and intervention was detected [F (1, 29) = 9.11, P = 0.005, η2= 0.24]. The calligraphy group was found to have a prominent increase in CMMSE global score, and scores in the cognitive areas of orientation, attention, and calculation after two months (∆M = 2.36, P < 0.01), whereas their counterparts in the control group experienced a decline in CMMSE score (∆M = -0.41, P < 0.05).Conclusion: Calligraphy therapy was effective for enhancing cognitive function in older people with mild cognitive impairment and should be incorporated as part of routine programs in both community and residential care settings.Keywords: calligraphy therapy, Chinese elderly, mild cognitive impairment, cognitive function, randomized controlled trialKwok TCYBai XKao HSRLi JCYHo FKYDove Medical Pressarticlecalligraphy therapyChinese elderlycognitive functionrandomized controlled trial.GeriatricsRC952-954.6ENClinical Interventions in Aging, Vol Volume 6, Pp 269-273 (2011)
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description	Timothy CY Kwok1,2, Xue Bai1,3, Henry SR Kao4,5, Jessie CY Li1, Florence KY Ho11Jockey Club Centre for Positive Ageing; 2Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; 3Department of Social Work and Social Administration; 4Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 5Department of Psychology, Fu Jen Catholic University, TaiwanBackground: This pilot study investigated the effects of calligraphy therapy on cognitive function in older Hong Kong Chinese people with mild cognitive impairment.Methods: A single-blind, randomized controlled trial was carried out in a sample of 31 adults aged 65 years or older with mild cognitive impairment. They were randomly assigned to receive either intensive calligraphy training led by a trained research assistant for eight weeks (calligraphy group, n = 14) or no calligraphy treatment (control group, n = 17). Participants' cognitive function was assessed by the Chinese version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (CMMSE) before and after calligraphy treatment. Repeated measures analysis of variance and paired samples t-tests were used to analyze the data.Results: A significant interaction effect of time and intervention was detected [F (1, 29) = 9.11, P = 0.005, η2= 0.24]. The calligraphy group was found to have a prominent increase in CMMSE global score, and scores in the cognitive areas of orientation, attention, and calculation after two months (∆M = 2.36, P < 0.01), whereas their counterparts in the control group experienced a decline in CMMSE score (∆M = -0.41, P < 0.05).Conclusion: Calligraphy therapy was effective for enhancing cognitive function in older people with mild cognitive impairment and should be incorporated as part of routine programs in both community and residential care settings.Keywords: calligraphy therapy, Chinese elderly, mild cognitive impairment, cognitive function, randomized controlled trial
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title	Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong
title_short	Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong
title_full	Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong
title_fullStr	Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong
title_full_unstemmed	Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong
title_sort	cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in hong kong
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2011
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Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong

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