Spanish 
Chinese 
Russian 
German 
French 
Japanese 
Portuguese 
Hindi Our Group organises 3000+ Global Conferenceseries Events every year across USA, Europe & Asia with support from 1000 more scientific Societies and Publishes 700+ Open Access Journals which contains over 50000 eminent personalities, reputed scientists as editorial board members.
Open Access Journals gaining more Readers and Citations
700 Journals and 15,000,000 Readers Each Journal is getting 25,000+ Readers
Google Scholar citation report
Citations : 4334
Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism received 4334 citations as per Google Scholar report
Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism peer review process verified at publons
Indexed In
- Index Copernicus
- Google Scholar
- Sherpa Romeo
- Open J Gate
- Genamics JournalSeek
- Academic Keys
- JournalTOCs
- China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)
- Electronic Journals Library
- RefSeek
- Hamdard University
- EBSCO A-Z
- OCLC- WorldCat
- SWB online catalog
- Virtual Library of Biology (vifabio)
- Publons
- Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Euro Pub
- ICMJE
Useful Links
Recommended Journals
Related Subjects
Share This Page
Use of Mancala/Sungka to reduce cognitive decline in institutionalized elderly in Metro Manila
12th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease & Dementia
Raine Iris P Verar, Mariah Danica R Velasco, Leah Angelika E Vicente, Carmella Marie H Villanueva, Beatrice L Villespin and Dennis S Cuadra
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism
Abstract
Introduction: As people age, their mental and physical functions diminish due to their inactivity. The purpose of this study is to use Sungka to reduce cognitive decline and enhance cognitive aspects (memory and retention, attention and concentration, executive function and mood) among institutionalized elderly in Metro Manila. Methods: The playing of Sungka was incorporated into a structured routine program, entitled Comply: Communicate Move Play (which includes social, physical and cognitive activities). The subjects were 12 elderlies, who came from an elderly institution in Metro Manila, selected under purposive sampling. The study was conducted for 45 minutes to one hour, once a week for four weeks. Quasi-experimental design was utilized through a pre and post intervention test using mini mental state exam (MMSE). Two researchers’ developed tools were used in determining the effect of the structured routine program. The consent of the institution and the subjects were obtained and was assured that their privacy, confidentiality and anonymity were secured. Measure of pre and post MMSE scores was analyzed through dependent t-test, while cognitive aspects under the research developed tool were analyzed through repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Findings revealed that there is a significant difference between the pre and post MMSE (p=0.001). The results suggest that Sungka is effective in reducing cognitive decline in geriatric subjects. Further, attention and concentration were shown to have a significant change (F=4.600, p=0.030) indicating that the subjects were being taught lesser in every transpired session. However, memory and retention (F=1.882, p=0.169), executive function (F=0.792, p=0.502) and mood (F=1.0000, p=0.339) had no significant change. Discussion: The significant difference in the pre and post MMSE shows that the use of Mancala/Sungka can reduce cognitive decline among institutionalized geriatric subjects in Metro Manila. Further research is needed to extend the length of application of the said structured program.Biography
E-mail: raine.verar@gmail.com
