To explore the intervention effect of group cup stacking games on elderly individuals with advanced age and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Using a self-controlled before-and-after design and convenience sampling, 30 elderly individuals with advanced-age MCI from a nursing home in Guangzhou were selected as the research subjects. They received a 6-week intervention of group cup stacking games. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Connections Test Executive Time, Digit Breadth, and General Self-Efficacy Scale were used to assess the overall cognitive functioning, executive functioning, attention, and self-efficacy of the participants, respectively. Differences between pre- and post-intervention were compared by paired t-test and Wilcoxon signed rank test.
A total of 29 subjects were finally included in the study. Compared with pre-intervention, the overall cognitive function score of the subjects increased post-intervention (0.447, 95% CI: 0.062-0.826, P=0.023), and the score in the orientation cognitive domain also increased (0.380, 95% CI: -0.01-0.754, P=0.034). There were no statistically significant differences in the execution time of the Trail Making Test (0.123, 95% CI: -0.244-0.487, P=0.964), the Digit Span Test score (0.022, 95% CI: -0.343-0.385, P=0.707), and the self-efficacy score (0.297, 95% CI: -0.077-0.667, P=0.121).
The group cup stacking game intervention helps improve the overall cognitive function and orientation of elderly MCI patients with advanced age, and promotes their physical and mental health.
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| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |