background: the nonamnesic type of mild cognitive impairment (na?mci) is predementia state with subtle decline incognitive domains except memory. although cognitive rehabilitation (cr) has been investigated in amnesic type of mci, we could not find any trial that rehabilitated na?mci exclusively. we studied the effectiveness of cr on na?mci. materials and methods: this study was a blinded, rand...

Background: Cognitive impairment profoundly influences on older adults’ activities and quality of life. Therefore, optimizing and remediating age-associated cognitive decline have great importance. Objectives: To evaluate the effect of 8 weeks (3 day /week) computer based brain training on cognitive performance in old women with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Materials and Methods...

AIM A cognitive test and an informant report questionnaire were used together to investigate whether their combined use could improve the accuracy of detecting dementia in a memory clinic, compared with either test used alone. METHOD The subjects were 323 patients assessed at a memory clinic. The Mini-Mental State Examination and the short form of the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decl...

The present study examined the effect of grouped meta-cognitive therapy on meta-cognitive beliefs of patients' anxieties suffering from generalized anxiety disorder. This research is a quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design with control group in which two groups of experiment and control are used. The present study population includes all state universities, Islamic Azad Universi...

In this study, it was aimed to examine the measurement invariance of State Test Anxiety Scale and its sub-dimensions developed by Şahin (2019) in terms different variables. For purpose, data were collected from a total 956 university students studying faculties. The scale examined multi-group confirmatory factor analysis gender, faculty socioeconomic level model established for 22 items three c...

The present study investigated the influence of cognitive, motor, and Karate (accordingly the guidelines of the German-Karate-Federation, DKV) training on the cognitive functioning and mental state of older people between 67 and 93 years of age. The three training groups each consisted of 12 elderly participants; the waiting control group included 9 participants. Before the training, participan...

Background. A risk for cognitive impairment is suggested in long term maintenance haemodialysis (HD). The aim of the study was to analyze and compare the cognitive state of HD patients at baseline and after two years, considering the potential risk factors. Methods. The sample consisted of 7 females and 14 males, mean age 53.7 ± 9.9 years, range 32-69, with mean HD duration of 90.7 months. They...

Introduction: Water, as one of the most essential nutrients, is involved in almost all biochemical processes of the human body. Although different degrees of dehydration have various symptoms such as physical and mental decline, severe dehydration is associated with decreased survival capacity in the physiological environment of the body that can put individuals, especially the elderly, at the ...