Effects of a Two-Step Cognitive and Relaxation Training Program in Care Home Residents with Mild Cognitive Impairment

Kristina Stuerz, Sabine Hartmann, Bernhard Holzner, Carina S. Bichler, Martin Niedermeier, Martin Kopp and Verena Guenther
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Kristina Stuerz: Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital for Psychiatry I, Tyrol Clinics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Sabine Hartmann: Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital for Psychiatry I, Tyrol Clinics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Bernhard Holzner: Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital for Psychiatry I, Tyrol Clinics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Carina S. Bichler: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Martin Niedermeier: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Martin Kopp: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Verena Guenther: Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Psychosomatics and Medical Psychology, University Hospital for Psychiatry I, Tyrol Clinics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of a relaxation training program (RT), a cognitive training program (CT), and the combination of both on changes in cognitive status, emotional status, and experience of pain in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Fifty care home residents underwent either RT (26 participants) or CT (24 participants) in the first training period, followed by the combined relaxation and cognitive training program in the second. Psychological tests on cognitive performance, mood disturbance/well-being, depression, and experience of pain were implemented at three time points of measurement, before (t1), after (t2) the first training period, and after the second training period (t3). Both RT and CT with the subsequent combined training program in the second training period, respectively, increased cognitive performance and well-being, and reduced mood disturbance, depression, and the experience of pain. The study showed the non-inferiority of RT in respect of cognitive and emotional status in care home residents with MCI compared to the more frequently implemented CT. Both training programs are high in acceptability and positive outcomes on cognitive, emotional, and pain status support the use of a combination of RT and CT.

Keywords: mild cognitive impairment; relaxation training; cognitive training; cognitive performance; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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