Effects of journal writing on cognitive function in older people

Creators Tsutsumi Masae

Creators Hirose Haruji

Creators Nogaki Hiroshi

Creators Kinoshita Hiromi

Creators Mizuta Kumiko

Creators Yamaguchi Kenji

Creators Yoshimura Tomoko

Continuous interventional programs such as the development of the practice of journal writing have recently been recommended as one way of helping prevent dementia in older people. We used the Kana Pick-out Test, a screening test for cognitive function, to investigate the journal writing status of 227 older people and determine whether journal writing had any positive effect to maintain cognitive function. Forty-seven percent of people (106 people) kept journals

[ISSN]0513-1812

[NCID]AA00594272