Development and Evaluation of Home-Based Speed-of-Processing Training for Older Adults

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 757-763

  Wadley, Virginia G ^a,b   Benz, Rachel L ^a,c   Ball, Karlene K ^a,c   Roenker, Daniel L ^c,d   Edwards, Jerri D ^e   Vance, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Visual Awareness Inc   (United States)

^d WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Information processing, human; Rehabilitation; Training programs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING; VIDEOTAPE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33646773601     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.027     Document Type: Article

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