Impact of Action Observation Therapy along with Usual Physiotherapy Intervention of Individual with Alzheimer’s Disease  

作　　者：Zahid Bin Sultan Nahid Faruq Ahmed Tuhin Ahammed Md Kutub Uddin Md Sirazul Islam S M Maruf Hossain Sajib Md Rafiqul Islam Zahid Bin Sultan Nahid;Faruq Ahmed;Tuhin Ahammed;Md Kutub Uddin;Md Sirazul Islam;S M Maruf Hossain Sajib;Md Rafiqul Islam(Department of Physiotherapy, Saic College of Medical Science and Technology, Mirpur, Bangladesh;Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Bangladesh;Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mymensingh, Bangladesh;Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mirpur, Bangladesh;Department of Physiotherapy, State College of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh)

机构地区：[1]Department of Physiotherapy, Saic College of Medical Science and Technology, Mirpur, Bangladesh [2]Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Bangladesh [3]Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mymensingh, Bangladesh [4]Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mirpur, Bangladesh [5]Department of Physiotherapy, State College of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh

出　　处：《Advances in Alzheimer's Disease》2024年第1期1-10,共10页阿尔茨海默氏病研究进展（英文）

摘　　要：Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive impairments in the initial stage, which lead to severe cognitive dysfunction in the later stage. Action observation therapy (AOT) is a multisensory cognitive rehabilitation technique where the patient initially observes the actions and then tries to perform. The study aimed to examine the impact of AOT along with usual physiotherapy interventions to reduce depression, improve cognition and balance of a patient with AD. A 67 years old patient with AD was selected for this study because the patient has been suffering from depression, dementia, and physical dysfunction along with some other health conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Before starting intervention, a baseline assessment was done through the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) tool, the Mini-Cog Scale, and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). The patient received 12 sessions of AOT along with usual physiotherapy interventions thrice a week for four weeks, which included 45 minutes of each session. After four weeks of intervention, the patient demonstrated significant improvement in depression, cognition, and balance, whereas the BDI score declined from moderate 21/63 to mild 15/63 level of depression. The Mini-Cog score improved from 2/5 to 4/5, and the BBS score increased from 18/56 to 37/56. It is concluded that AOT along with usual physiotherapy intervention helps to reduce depression, improve cognition and balance of people with AD.Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive impairments in the initial stage, which lead to severe cognitive dysfunction in the later stage. Action observation therapy (AOT) is a multisensory cognitive rehabilitation technique where the patient initially observes the actions and then tries to perform. The study aimed to examine the impact of AOT along with usual physiotherapy interventions to reduce depression, improve cognition and balance of a patient with AD. A 67 years old patient with AD was selected for this study because the patient has been suffering from depression, dementia, and physical dysfunction along with some other health conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Before starting intervention, a baseline assessment was done through the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) tool, the Mini-Cog Scale, and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). The patient received 12 sessions of AOT along with usual physiotherapy interventions thrice a week for four weeks, which included 45 minutes of each session. After four weeks of intervention, the patient demonstrated significant improvement in depression, cognition, and balance, whereas the BDI score declined from moderate 21/63 to mild 15/63 level of depression. The Mini-Cog score improved from 2/5 to 4/5, and the BBS score increased from 18/56 to 37/56. It is concluded that AOT along with usual physiotherapy intervention helps to reduce depression, improve cognition and balance of people with AD.

关 键 词：Alzheimer’s Disease Action Observation Therapy Physiotherapy Intervention 

分 类 号：R74[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]