Dementia needs to be addressed by various researchers to reduce the risk
of morbidity and progression. And dementia
was regarded as one of lifestyle-relateddiseases, and it is estimated that about
10% of MCI (Mild cognitive impairment) progresses to dementia in one year.In this study, we examined whether hand care therapy (HCT) as one of passive horticultural therapy
was effective in preventing dementia/MCI. In result, the use of HCT was shown
to be effective in preventing dementia and MCI illness and slowing progression.
The elderly people tended to decrease iADL year by year, but the HCT group did
not. In addition, the senile depressive tendency, which is said to be
increasing year by year, tended to be reduced in the HCT-treated group. This is
thought to be due to not only the healing effect of the massage by HCT
treatment and the effect of transmitting the
pleasant stimulus from the tactile sense to the frontal lobe, but also
the true communication effect created by sitting gently and touching the hand.
This HCT technique can improve the euphoria of the treated side and the treated
side. Therefore, it can be expected that the autoimmunity of all people
involved can be improved, and it can be judged to be promising as a preventive
technique and non-pharmacotherapy for lifestyle-related diseases and various
infectious diseases like COVID-19.
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