Effectiveness of an individualized functional training program on affective disturbances and functional skills in mild and moderate dementia - A randomized control trial

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-141

  Lam, Linda C W ^a   Lui, Victor W C ^a   Luk, Daisy N Y ^b   Chau, Rachel ^a   So, Clifton ^c   Poon, Vickie ^c   Tam, Peter ^c   Ching, Raymond ^c   Lo, Henry ^c   Chiu, Julian ^c   Fung, Ada ^a   Ko, Flora S L ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apathy; Dementia; Depression; Skills training

Indexed keywords

AGED; APATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APATHY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 75749090844     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2309     Document Type: Article

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