"I don't know about the past or the future, but today it's Friday" - Evaluation of a time aid for people with dementia

Technology and Disability

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 121-131

  Topo, Päivi ^a   Saarikalle, Kristiina ^a   Begley, Emer ^b   Cahillb, Suzanne ^b   Holthe, Torhild ^c   Macijauskiene, Jurate ^d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research   (Norway)

^d KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Dementia; Time orientation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISORIENTATION; EVALUATION; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; IRELAND; LITHUANIA; MALE; NORWAY; TECHNICAL AID; TIME PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34247474927     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2007-192-309     Document Type: Article

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