학술논문
MBCT를 활용한 미술치료가 초기치매노인의 인지, 우울, 삶의 의미에 미치는 효과
Document Type
Article
Source
한국예술치료학회지 (2024): 89-111.
Subject
Language
Korean
ISSN
17388805
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of art therapy using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy(MBCT) on cognitive function, depression, and the meaning of life in elderly with early stage dementia. The study included a total of 32 participants aged 65 or older who were diagnosed with mild dementia and scored 23 or below on K-MMSE. Among them, 14 participants were assigned to the experimental group and 18 to the control group, who attended a senior day care center in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The experimental group received 12 sessions of art therapy with MBCT, with sessions lasting 60 minutes and taking place once a week for 12 weeks. To assess the program's effects, K-MMSE, K-GDS, and EMIL scale were administered before and after the program. The data was analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test in SPSS 25.0. Additionally, the behavioral characteristics of the experimental group participants were observed and recorded throughout the program. The results of this study are as follows: First, the cognitive function of the experimental group significantly improved after participating in the art therapy program using MBCT. Second, there were no significant results in depression and meaning of life in the experimental group. Third, when examining the behavioral characteristics of the participants with early stage dementia who participated in the program, it was found that art therapy using MBCT led to a reduction in depression and a positive enhancement in the meaning of life. Based on these research findings, it can be concluded that art therapy using MBCT is effective in improving cognitive function in older adults with early stage dementia and may contribute to reducing depression and enhancing the meaning of life. The significance of this study is that it developed and proposed a program for elderly people with early stage of dementia to visualize and easily access MBCT by combining it with art therapy, and suggested the possibility of non-pharmacological treatment for psychological support of elderly people with early dementia.