The Effectiveness of Interactive Metronome® as a Tool to Improve Cognition and Motor Performance in Healthy Older Adults in Eastern North Carolina

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dc.contributor.advisorTrujillo, Leonard
dc.contributor.authorReilly, Rebekah
dc.contributor.departmentOccupational Therapy
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-11T22:26:52Z
dc.date.available2017-01-11T22:26:52Z
dc.date.created2016-12
dc.date.issued2016-12-15
dc.date.submittedDecember 2016
dc.date.updated2017-01-11T14:32:10Z
dc.degree.departmentOccupational Therapy
dc.degree.disciplineMSOT-Occupational Therapy
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.S.
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to measure the effectiveness of the Interactive Metronome (IM) in improving cognitive and motor performance in healthy older adults. As the aging adult population continues to rise, it is important to explore tools which can support this population to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible. Literature indicates there is a natural decline in cognition with aging, and that cognitive decline may be related to decline in functional performance. 13 healthy older adults completed 18 sessions of IM protocol and researchers gathered data from IM assessments, d2 Test of Attention, and Nine Hole Peg Test across four points of measure. Results indicated a significant increase in percentage of change from the baseline measure to the final point of measure on each of the four assessments. Researchers concluded the participants' improved scores on cognitive and fine motor measures may indicate IM could be beneficial in preventatively treating this population. Future research should explore if increased performance on assessment scores might contribute to increased functional performance.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/6052
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectInteractive Metronome
dc.subjectAging Adults
dc.subject.meshCognitive therapy
dc.subject.meshPsychomotor Performance
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshCognition
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshNorth Carolina
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.titleThe Effectiveness of Interactive Metronome® as a Tool to Improve Cognition and Motor Performance in Healthy Older Adults in Eastern North Carolina
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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