Multidyad memory notebook intervention for very mild dementia: A pilot study

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 477-487

  Schmitter Edgecombe, Maureen ^a   Howard, Joni T ^a   Pavawalla, Shital P ^a   Howell, Lisa ^a   Rueda, Alicia ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive rehabilitation; Dyad; Group intervention; Memory training; Mild cognitive impairment; Very mild dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; DEMENTIA; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIDYAD MEMORY NOTEBOOK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; TRAINING;

EID: 54049095898     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508320794     Document Type: Article

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