Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community

© 2019 Yue Zhang and Marcia A. Petrini, published by Sciendo. The elderly population has proliferated worldwide. The empty-nest family pattern has become predominant among the aging people, and they are more vulnerable to the development of cognitive disorders. However, there is no standardized serv...

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Main Authors: Yue Zhang, Marcia A. Petrini
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-658532019-08-05T04:44:06Z Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community Yue Zhang Marcia A. Petrini Nursing Social Sciences © 2019 Yue Zhang and Marcia A. Petrini, published by Sciendo. The elderly population has proliferated worldwide. The empty-nest family pattern has become predominant among the aging people, and they are more vulnerable to the development of cognitive disorders. However, there is no standardized service in the community nursing care that includes procedures on how to improve the cognitive function of the elderly. Meanwhile, the booming number of empty-nest elderly stimulates the community nurses to assume the responsibility for their care. All of these bring more difficulties and opportunities for community nurses who are dedicated to the prevention of geriatric cognitive disorders. The authors reviewed the literature related to "empty-nest elderly", "cognitive function", "mahjong", and "Chinese square dance" in the Elsevier, Web of Science (WOS), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Springer and PubMed databases. The study illustrates the utility possibility of an efficient and straightforward method for improving the cognitive function among the elderly in the context of community nursing care in China and even in the rest of the world. Mental and physical activity contributes to cognitive fitness and may be beneficial in delaying cognitive decline. Mental activities, such as playing mahjong, and physical activities, such as the Chinese square dance, are common Chinese activities. Both of them can affect cognitive function in some way. China is experiencing one of its most severe aging problems. Community health personnel and related professionals may consider using mahjong and Chinese square dance to promote psychological health in empty-nest elderly individuals in the community. 2019-08-05T04:42:35Z 2019-08-05T04:42:35Z 2019-01-01 Journal 25448994 2-s2.0-85066613870 10.2478/fon-2019-0011 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85066613870&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/65853
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Social Sciences
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Social Sciences
Yue Zhang
Marcia A. Petrini
Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community
description © 2019 Yue Zhang and Marcia A. Petrini, published by Sciendo. The elderly population has proliferated worldwide. The empty-nest family pattern has become predominant among the aging people, and they are more vulnerable to the development of cognitive disorders. However, there is no standardized service in the community nursing care that includes procedures on how to improve the cognitive function of the elderly. Meanwhile, the booming number of empty-nest elderly stimulates the community nurses to assume the responsibility for their care. All of these bring more difficulties and opportunities for community nurses who are dedicated to the prevention of geriatric cognitive disorders. The authors reviewed the literature related to "empty-nest elderly", "cognitive function", "mahjong", and "Chinese square dance" in the Elsevier, Web of Science (WOS), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Springer and PubMed databases. The study illustrates the utility possibility of an efficient and straightforward method for improving the cognitive function among the elderly in the context of community nursing care in China and even in the rest of the world. Mental and physical activity contributes to cognitive fitness and may be beneficial in delaying cognitive decline. Mental activities, such as playing mahjong, and physical activities, such as the Chinese square dance, are common Chinese activities. Both of them can affect cognitive function in some way. China is experiencing one of its most severe aging problems. Community health personnel and related professionals may consider using mahjong and Chinese square dance to promote psychological health in empty-nest elderly individuals in the community.
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title Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community
title_short Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community
title_full Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community
title_fullStr Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community
title_full_unstemmed Empty-nest elderly: Mahjong and Chinese square dance for improving the cognitive function in the community
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