Cognitive Digital Intervention for Older Patients with Parkinson's Disease during COVID-19: A Mixed-Method Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Mild cognitive impairment is frequent among people with Parkinson's disease. Cognitive training seems effective for cognitive status and for mitigating anxiety and depression. With the COVID-19 outbreak, such therapeutic interventions were delivered online. This longitudinal mixed-method study was aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of an online cognitive treatment, carried out during COVID times and based on Parkinson's-Adapted Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, on cognitive domains and mood of 18 older people with Parkinson's disease. After screening, the cognitive status and mood were assessed three times by Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised scale and the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form. At the follow-up, patients were also interviewed for understanding their experience wi

SUBMITTER: Santini S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9690754 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature