Caffeine addiction and mental health of employees in an organization in Bangkok

Authors

  • Nisachon Asavatharakul Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Rasmon Kalayasiri Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Keywords:

Caffeine, coffee, employees, depression, sleep quality

Abstract

Background: Memory problems post ischemic stroke are common. It can affect activity of daily living, and is a barrier to rehabilitation, leading to decrease in recovery, and associated with low quality of life. It can progress to dementia.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of coaching program emphasizing neurobic exercise on memory in ischemic stroke patients.

Methods: This is quasi-experimental research. The subjects were selected by purposive sampling and were divided into two groups: 16 patients were in the control group and received conventional care, and 17 patients were in an experimental group received conventional care combined coaching program emphasizing neurobic exercise. Instruments for data collection consisted of the demographic and clinical data questionnaire, and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) Thai Version for assessing memory. To validate internal consistency reliability of the MoCA, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.82. The data was analyzed using Welch t-test.

Results: Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were not significant different between experimental and control groups. After the treatment, the experimental group had significantly higher mean score of memory than the control group (P < 0.05). After the treatment, the experimental group had significantly higher mean score of memory than the control group (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: The coaching program emphasizing neurobic exercise enhanced memory after ischemic stroke.

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2023-07-10

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Asavatharakul N, Kalayasiri R. Caffeine addiction and mental health of employees in an organization in Bangkok. Chula Med J [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 10 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];67(1). Available from: https://he05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/CMJ/article/view/34