pISSN 1226-6329 / eISSN 2733-4600
대한노인정신의학회 (26권1호 23-27)
The Effect of the Medication Management Service On the Cognitive Change and Community Service Usage
투약관리 프로그램에 따른 인지기능 변화 및 치매안심센터 서비스 이용 현황
Minju Bae, BA, Eun young Lee, GNP, Hwan hui Kim, MS, Mi Sun Kim, BS, Soowon Park, PhD, Dae Jong Oh, MD, and Jun-Young Lee, MD
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of medication management as a method of early intervention in dementia.
Methods: This study used data of survey and Mini-Mental State Examination for Dementia Screening score of 46 dementia pa- tients given medication management. Participants were separated into three groups based on the duration of medication management. Then we compared the change in cognitive ability and the frequency of community service usage.
Results: The decline of Mini-Mental State Examination score that each group reported was -0.93±2.69, -1.38±1.71, and -1.00± 3.52 and there was no significant difference. In terms of the community service, after being given the medication management, the usage of community service increased.
Conclusion: Continuous medication management might relieved the decrease of cognitive ability and encourage dementia pa- tients to participate in community service.
Medication management; Medication adherence; Dementia.
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