International Medical Research Frontier

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Montessori education intervention on improving cognitive function of senile dementia patients. Methods: Thirty-three patients with Alzheimers disease who met the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria were treated in our hospitals Xinghu clinic from January, 2017 to June, 2018. All patients were given Montessori education on the basis of routine intervention, and the scores of simple intelligence scale and daily living ability scale (ADL) were compared before and after intervention. Results: Compared with before the intervention, after the intervention, the scores of patients simple intelligence scale were higher and ADL scores were lower, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Montessori education intervention is beneficial to improve cognitive function and daily living ability of patients with Alzheimers disease, and it is worthy of clinical application and promotion.

elderly patients with dementia; Montessori education; cognitive function