Use of computer assisted and interactive cognitive training programmes with moderate to severely demented individuals: A preliminary study

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 485-495

  Mate Kole, C C ^a   Fellows, R P ^a   Said, P C ^b   Mcdougal, J ^a   Catayong, K ^a   Dang, V ^a   Gianesini, J ^a  

^a CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New England Cognitive Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONNECTICUT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 34548844772     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860701368422     Document Type: Article

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