Investigation of the Effect on Cognitive Skills of COVID-19 Survivors

The data were collected in Erzincan Tercan State Hospital between January-May 2022, "Patient Information Form," "Montreal Cognitive Assessment Implementation Guideline," "Brain Games (Brain Games-Memory Thinking and Brain Exercise) Information Leaflet," "Hiking Information Brochure," and "Experimental Group Follow-up Form" by the "Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale" applied as a pre-test. As an initiative, the green walking and intelligence game group was given a 30-minute nature walk three days a week for a month and a 15-minute intelligence game practice every day. Then, the "Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale" was applied as a post-test.

Inclusion criteria

• Electronic records and contact information (address, telephone) of individuals who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Erzincan Tercan State Hospital and whose COVID-19 test became negative within one year after being placed in home quarantine with outpatient treatment,
• Individuals are between the ages of 50-70,
• A score of 20 or less on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale,
• To be at least primary school graduate,
• Being residing in the Tercan district of Erzincan,
• Being able to perform self-care activities independently,
• Good general condition,
• Having a smart phone or having a smart phone in one person in the household,
• For individuals in the trekking and intelligence game group, for one month It indicates that there is no harm in taking a nature walk for 30 minutes three days a week, having the approval of the physician.
• Agreeing to participate in the research.
• Exclusion Criteria for Research
• Positive COVID-19 (PCR) test result,
• Being visually and hearing impaired,
• Having a balance problem
• Using a cane or walker while walking,
• Being dependent on a bed or a wheelchair,
• Parkinson's, dementia, Alzheimer's diagnosis,
• Getting a diagnosis of cancer,
• Having a history of central nervous system disease that may cause cognitive dysfunction (stroke, head trauma, tumor, epilepsy, movement disorder diseases),
• Using antipsychotics, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antiepileptics, benzodiazepines and medications that may interfere with the evaluation,
• Having undergone any surgery to prevent walking,
• Having a condition that prevents walking (musculoskeletal problems, joint problems, fracture, neuropathy, chronic severe pain, loss of limb).
• Exclusion Criteria
• Do not be hospitalized for any reason,
• Change of residence, emigration, death,
• Having an infection that requires isolation,
• Worsening of the general condition,
• Inclusion in another aerobic exercise program,
• Unwillingness to continue research.