Cognitive intervention for persons with mild cognitive impairment: A meta-analysis

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 285-296

  Li, Huijie ^a   Li, Juan ^a   Li, Nanxin ^b   Li, Bing ^a,c   Wang, Pengyun ^a,c   Zhou, Ting ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cognitive intervention; Meta analysis; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL STRESS MANAGEMENT; COGNITIVE TRAINING; EFFECT SIZE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 79952451623     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2010.11.003     Document Type: Review

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