Cognitive Training Program for Thai Older People with Mild Cognitive Impairment

AbstractPopulation of Thailand is growing rapidly to ageing society. Cognitive abilities change throughout life and decline in ageing depends on the particular type of memory. Cognitive slowing is the change of old age, which affects the individual's capacity to perform activity and quality of life. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a deficit in cognitive function in memory, but does not effect to the daily functioning. However MCI is related in developing to Alzheimer's disease (AD) or other types of dementia commonly found in old age. This research focuses on the elderly people in Thailand with mild cognitive impairment for improving their cognitive function by forming web applications for computers, laptops or tablets. The purpose of this study is to develop a new computer-based program, containing cognitive training software for Thai elderly with mild cognitive impairment. The cognitive training program contains of six categories, involving visuospatial skill, working memory, abstraction, sequencing, categorization and orientation. The validity, reliability, and efficacy of the intervention of the cognitive training program will also investigate. The outcome of using this program will be used for future development of an effective intervention technique for Thai elderly with MCI