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Impact of Digital Device, Exercise, and Music Intervention Programs on the Cognition and Depression of the Elderly in
Jaeeon Yoo1, Junga Oh2, Sang-Youn Kim3
1Department of Social Welfare, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si 13120, Korea.
Background:
This study examined the effect of digital devices, exercise, and music intervention programs for the elderly in Korea on their cognition and depression.
Methods:
This study selected 70 cognition programs and 46 depression programs for the elderly in Korea. This study controlled the characteristics of the programs and participants, and conducted a meta-regression analysis to estimate the intervention effect size of digital devices, exercise, and music on cognition and depression.
Results:
The meta-regression analysis revealed that digital device programs had a smaller effect size with respect to the improvement of cognitive functions than programs that did not use digital devices. The exercise programs had a small effect size on depression, but their effect size on cognition was not significantly different.
Discussion:
These findings provide implications for developing a program that combines music therapy with digital devices and exercise interventions, which can be effective in addressing both cognition and depression.
