The Effects of Brain Exercise Program with Augmented Reality on the Cognitive Abilities of Older Adults in a community.

Abstract

                 The quasi-experimental research aimed to investigate  the  effects of brain exercise program with augmented reality on the cognitive abilities of older adults in a community. The study sample consisted of 60 older adults aged lived in tad sub- district, warinchamrab district, ubonratchathani province., with 30 of them being assigned into the experimental group and the other 30 into the control group. The instruments used in the study were (1) personal demographic questionnaires(2) Thai Geriatric Depression Scale(3) mini-mental state examination tool (Thai version 2002) (4) Montreal Cognitive Assessment and (5) brain exercise program with augmented  reality. .The analysis used was descriptive statistics and t-test.

                 The research findings were as follows: 1) the cognitive abilities among older adults in the experimental group after receiving the brain exercise program with augmented reality was significantly higher than before receiving the program at the level of .05 (  =25.45, S.D.=1.81 และ   =17.76, S.D.=1.68, t=-5.44, p =.000), and 2) the cognitive abilities among older adults in the experimental group after receiving the brain exercise program with augmented reality was significantly higher than those who received conventional nursing at the level of .05( = 25.45, S.D.=1.81 และ  =17.06, S.D.=1.34, t=6.44, p =.000). The present study revealed that brain exercise program with augmented reality can increase the cognitive abilities of older adults. Therefore, the program should be applied to organize activities to promote the cognitive abilities and prevent dementia of older adults in the community. continue to be effective.