BACKGROUND: The increasing number of elderly @entity1 affected by @entity303 in Taiwan has made @entity303 care a crucial issue of concern. This issue is particularly important in terms of the proper management of behavioral symptoms and improvement of the cognitive functions of those affected by this disease. PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of individualized learning therapy on cognition and @entity146 among elderly @entity1 with @entity303 . METHODS: A quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest research design was adopted. We recruited elderly @entity1 with @entity303 at the only two institutions for elderly @entity1 with @entity303 in Central Taiwan. These institutions were assigned randomly as the experimental or control group, with totals of 23 and 21 @entity1 , respectively. The @entity1 in the experimental group received individualized learning therapy for 30 minutes twice weekly for 3 months. The comparison group received usual care only. The cognitive function and @entity146 of all @entity1 were measured using the Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) before the start of and immediately after the 12-week intervention and the Chinese version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (CNPI), which was administered once per week during the intervention. Independent t tests (or Mann-Whitney U tests), chi-square tests (or Fisher's exact tests), paired t test, and generalized estimating equations were used for data analysis. RESULTS: @entity1 in the experimental group had significantly higher MMSE scores (p < .01) and lower CNPI scores (p < .01) than their comparison group peers after the intervention. Furthermore, the @entity146 in the experimental group such as @entity1833 , bizarre behavior, @entity308 , apathetic expression, @entity146 , and @entity25 had significantly improved by the seventh week. CONCLUSIONS/IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Individualized learning therapy may be an effective approach to improve cognitive function and reduce @entity146 among older @entity1 with @entity303 . Therefore, future clinical application is warranted.

Report on the Effects of Individualized Learning Therapy on Cognitive Function and Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of XXXX in the Institutionalized Older Adults.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'Participants', 'people'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['neuropsychiatric symptoms', 'irritability'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['dementia'] @entity1833 :: ('MESH:D006212', 'Disease') :: ['hallucinations'] @entity25 :: ('MESH:D012893', 'Disease') :: ['sleep disorder']
@entity303 :: (MESH:D003704,Disease) :: ['Dementia']
