Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease, 2024, 13, *-*
https://www.scirp.org/journal/aad
ISSN Online: 2169-2467
ISSN Print: 2169-2459
DOI: 10.4236/***.2024.***** **** **, 2024 1 Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease
Impact of Action Observation Therapy along
with Usual Physiotherapy Intervention of
Individual with Alzheimer’s Disease
Zahid Bin Sultan Nahid
1
, Faruq Ahmed
2*
, Tuhin Ahammed
2
, Md. Kutub Uddin
1
,
Md. Sirazul Islam
3
, S. M. Maruf Hossain Sajib
4
, Md. Rafiqul Islam
5
1
Department of Physiotherapy, Saic College of Medical Science and Technology, Mirpur, Bangladesh
2
Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Savar, Bangladesh
3
Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mymensingh, Bangladesh
4
Department of Physiotherapy, Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Mirpur, Bangladesh
5
Department of Physiotherapy, State College of Health Sciences, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Email: *physiofaruq2020@gmail.com
Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by
cognitive impairments in the initial stage, which lead to severe cognitive dys-
function in the later stage. Action observation therapy (AOT) is a multisen-
sory cognitive rehabilitation technique where the patient initially observes the
actions and then tries to perform. The study aimed to examine the impact of
AOT along with usual physiotherapy interventions to reduce depression, im-
prove cognition and balance of a patient with AD. A 67 years old patient with
AD was selected for this study because the patient has been suffering from
depression, dementia, and physical dysfunction along with some other health
conditions like diabetes and hypertension. Before starting intervention, a
baseline assessment was done through the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
tool, the Mini-Cog Scale, and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS). The patient re-
ceived 12 sessions of AOT along with usual physiotherapy interventions
thrice a week for four weeks, which included 45 minutes of each session. Af-
ter four weeks of intervention, the patient demonstrated significant im-
provement in depression, cognition, and balance, whereas the BDI score de-
clined from moderate 21/63 to mild 15/63 level of depression. The Mini-Cog
score improved from 2/5 to 4/5, and the BBS score increased from 18/56 to
37/56. It is concluded that AOT along with usual physiotherapy intervention
helps to reduce depression, improve cognition and balance of people with
AD.
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Accepted: **** **, ***
Published: **** **, ***
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