P3‐400: Non‐pharmacological intervention: Effectiveness of a multi‐component rehabilitation program on cognitive functions of people with mild cognitive impairement

At the Day Care Centre of the Athens Association of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, people with dementia and their families can attend a wide range of non pharmachological therapies (cognitive training, cognitive stimulation, reminiscence therapy, reality orientation therapy, physical exercise, stress management programme, psychoeducation programme etc). The present study evaluates the results of an intervention program for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) including cognitive and physical training and compares them with a random control group of people with MCI. 24 MCI patients aged 70 (± 7) years participated in a three-hour program delivered twice a week for 8 months and were compared with a control group of 20 MCI patients aged 67 years (± 8). Demographics were recorded for both groups. Patients’ cognitive performance was measured before and after the intervention (Mini Mental State Examination, Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Clock Drawing Test, Verbal Fluency, BNT-15, Simplified Rey Figure). The statistical package for the social science (SPSS, version 13) was used to analyse data collected. The intervention group showed improvement at the end of the eight-month period in most of the psychometric test. MoCA (F = 6.82, p = .017 and Verbal Fluency (F = 24.66, p = .001) significantly differed between the intervention and control group according to the analysis of covariance that was conducted.