Therapeutic robocat for nursing home residents with dementia: Preliminary inquiry

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-116

  Libin, Alexander ^a,b,c   Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b  

^a Hebrew Home of Greater Washington   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Inst of Robotic Psychol Robother   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Dementia; Intervention; Technology

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NURSING HOME; OBJECT RELATION; PET THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; ROBOTICS;

EID: 1942519896     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750401900209     Document Type: Article

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