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The Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation Program Using Virtual Reality (VR) Contents on Cognitive function, Depression, Upper Extremity Function and Activities of Daily Living in the Elderly

가상현실(Virtual Reality) 콘텐츠를 활용한 인지재활프로그램이 노인의 인지기능, 우울감, 상지기능 및 일상생활능력에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2020.06.24
  • Accepted : 2020.08.20
  • Published : 2020.08.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cognitive rehabilitation programs using Virtual Reality(VR) content on the daily living abilities such as cognitive abilities, depression, and upper extremity functions of the elderly. The study group analyzed the effectiveness by separating the experimental group, which is the virtual reality cognitive rehabilitation application group, and the control group, the universal cognitive stimulation program application group. As a result of the study, the MMSE-K score improved by 13.0% in the experimental group and 2.3% in the control group. The improvement in each area of the experimental group was found to be 3.1% MBI, 7.1% MFT(Rt.), 3.5% MFT(Lt.), and 25.4% K-GDS. As a result of comparing the pre-post score change between each group, there was a significant difference between groups in daily living ability (p<.001) and MFT(Rt.)(p<.01). In addition, as a result of comparing the changes in absolute alpha waves to confirm the degree of depression through brain waves, there was no statistically significant difference. However, in the experimental group, it was confirmed that the average value increased to a positive value. This study is an experiment to verify the effectiveness of the cognitive rehabilitation program using virtual reality contents, and suggests a new intervention method to maintain and improve the daily life ability, cognitive function, depression and upper extremity function of the elderly.

본 연구는 가상현실(Virtual Reality, VR) 콘텐츠를 활용한 인지재활 프로그램이 노인의 인지기능, 우울감, 상지기능 및 일상생활활동능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구 집단은 가상현실 인지재활 적용군인 실험군과 보편적 인지자극프로그램 적용군인 대조군으로 나누어 효과성을 분석하였다. 연구결과 MMSE-K 점수가 실험군 13.0%, 대조군 2.3% 향상되었다. 실험군의 영역별 향상도는 MBI 3.1%, MFT(Rt.) 7.1%, MFT(Lt.) 3.5%, K-GDS -25.4%를 나타냈다. 각 집단 간 사전-사후 점수 변화를 비교해 본 결과 일상생활활동능력(p<.001)과 MFT(Rt.)(p<.01)에서 집단 간 유의미한 차이가 있었다. 또한 뇌파를 통해 우울감의 정도를 확인하기 위해 절대 알파파의 변화량을 비교해 본 결과 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었지만, 실험군에서 평균값이 양의 값으로 증가하는 결과를 확인할 수 있었다. 이번 연구는 가상현실 콘텐츠를 활용한 인지재활프로그램의 효과성을 검증한 실험으로 노인의 일상생활활동능력, 인지기능, 우울감 및 상지기능을 유지 및 개선하기 위한 새로운 중재방법을 제시한 것에 그 의미가 있겠다.

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