Effect of digital oil painting on memory function in elderly patients with alzheimer's disease
Objective To explore the effects of digital oil painting as a non-pharmacological treatment on the memory functions of elderly Alzheimer's disease(AD)patients.Methods A quasi-experimental study design was used,involving the convenient selec-tion of 60 elderly Alzheimer's patients divided into experimental and control groups,with 30 participants in each.The control group continued with routine treatment and care,while the experimental group received an additional 8 weeks of digital oil painting inter-vention.This included basic oil painting skills training,thematic creative oil painting,and free oil painting expression.The changes in patients'memory functions were assessed using a daily memory function questionnaire before and after the intervention.Oil paintings and therapist observation records were also collected for auxiliary data analysis.Results Post-intervention,the experimental group showed significantly higher scores on the memory function questionnaire compared to the control group,indicating that digital oil painting has a positive effect on improving memory functions in elderly AD patients.Moreover,digital oil painting also helped in en-hancing the patients'cognitive status and emotional expression.Conclusion Digital oil painting is an effective non-pharmacological treatment that significantly improves the memory functions of elderly AD patients,enhancing their cognitive abilities and emotional expression.