The effects of cognitive training on community-dwelling elderly Koreans

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 904-909

  Song, M S ^b   Kwon, D Y ^a   Seo, W K ^a   Lim, K S ^c   Park, M H ^c  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Cognitive training; Community dwelling elderly Korean; Visiting nursing services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 70449426648     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01467.x     Document Type: Article

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