Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of the Spaced Retrieval Training (SRT)
with Errorless learning on the elderly with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)’s memory, Instrumental
Activities Daily Living, Depression symptom.
Methods: A single subject experimental research with ABA design was conducted in this study on the
78-years-old person who was enrolled in day-care center. The total experimental sessions were 16
which composed of 3 sessions for baseline, 10 sessions for intervention and 3 sessions for second
baseline. K-Auditory Verbal Learning Test (K-AVLT) was measured for the memory each session. For
the measurement of cognitive function, IADL, depression Symptom, Korean version of Montreal
Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-K), Philadelphia Geriatric Center Instrumental Activities Daily Living
(PGC IADL), Geriatric Depression Scale Korean Version (GDS-K) was measured at pre-post test.
Results: Memory at the phase B was improved than Phase A. At the phase B, the scores trend was ascending,
but after the intervention at the phase A’, the scores trend was descending. The scores of
MoCA-K were improved, PGC IADL were maintained, GDS-K were decreased.
Conclusion: This results support the evidence of the SRT with EL on the elderly with MCI in the clinical
setting. In the future, the correlation researches about MCI’s memory and other functional factors will
be needed for effective occupational therapy service.