Development of Dementia Improvement Contents using Sonic Vibrator

Abstract

Korea entered an aging society in 2000 in which people aged 65 or older exceeded 7 percent of the total population. As of March 2019, the population of senior citizens aged 65 and older reached 14.9 percent, and with this trend, the country expects to enter a super-aged society that exceeds 20 percent by 2025. At the same time, Alzheimer's disease is one of the major diseases that detract from the cognitive abilities of older people. In response, the government is planning to develop contents for dementia improvement service using sonar vibration.

The dementia diagnosis elements were obtained by analyzing dementia diagnosis tools such as MME, MoCA, CDR, GDS. In addition, dementia-related apps currently being serviced on smartphones were analyzed according to their characteristics to identify the types of dementia improvement services. According to the analysis of the dementia-related app, it was found that there was not a single content for the elderly with mild dementia.

Based on these analyses, this paper utilizes sonar vibration motion program, which is aimed at improving hardness cognitive impairment. The extract which elements will be the database to develop content for dementia improvement service, and propose methods for computerized sonic vibration motion program of sonic.

The factors used in computerization are the judging elements of dementia diagnostic tools, the user's physical and personal information, and the exercise program using sonar vibrations. In addition, platforms for computerization use ICT convergence systems. The correlation between these elements and the platform is analyzed and computerized.

It is expected that by computerizing various information of users, diagnostic tool elements, and components of exercise programs, dementia information of users can be determined early, and by combining Kinect sensors and exercise programs by stimulating each region through sonar vibration. It is also expected to provide easy access to user information and to manage dementia information continuously and systematically, enabling early diagnosis of dementia and tracking of dementia management.

Keywords: Dementia, Exercise for the elderly, Mild cognitive impairment, Sonic vibrator, MoCA