Studies from Sangji University Yield New Data on Dementia (Effect of Home-Visit Cognitive Function Training Among National Long-Term Care Insurance Beneficiaries With Dementia in Korea): Neurodegenerative Diseases and Conditions – Dementia

2026 FEB 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- New research on Neurodegenerative Diseases and Conditions - Dementia is the subject of a report. According to news originating from Gangwon Do, South Korea, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “To investigate the effect of home-visit cognitive function training among National Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) beneficiaries with dementia in Korea. We performed propensity score matching and difference-in-differences analysis over data from the National Health Insurance Service.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Sangji University, “The experimental group ( = 215) received home-visit cognitive function training for dementia for 6 months. Participants in the control group received general home-visit care. Physical function score increased significantly according to the time effect; the interaction term between time (at 12 months) and home-visit cognitive function training was significant. The interaction term was not significant for cognitive function. Home-visit cognitive function training had a partial effect among LTCI beneficiaries with dementia in Korea.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Health care workers specializing in dementia should be educated as professionals who provide nonpharmacological intervention programs.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Effect of Home-Visit Cognitive Function Training Among National Long-Term Care Insurance Beneficiaries With Dementia in Korea. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 2026:1-8. Journal of Gerontological Nursing can be contacted at: Slack Inc, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Hyunjong Song, Dept. of Health Policy and Management, Sangji University, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20260121-01. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

The publisher’s contact information for the Journal of Gerontological Nursing is: Slack Inc, 6900 Grove Rd, Thorofare, NJ 08086, USA.

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