Effects of journal writing on cognitive function in older people

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

journal writing

Kana Pick-out Test

dementia

older people

cognitive function