A Qualitative Study of Factors Related to Motivation to Engage in an ICT-Based Dementia Prevention Activity Program: A Case Study of Community-Dwelling Elderly Patients Visiting an Outpatient Memory Loss Clinic

Abstract

This study aims to clarify how the elderly actually used art therapy as a dementia prevention activity using ICT technology. The study subjects were patients and their families who visited Clinic B and Clinic C of Medical Corporation A, a clinic specializing in early detection and treatment of dementia in Ibaraki and Tokyo prefectures, and used the activity program for dementia prevention using ICT technology provided by Medical Corporation A.