Rehabilitation for dementia using enjoyable video-sports games

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 674-676

  Yamaguchi, H ^a   Maki, Y ^a,b   Takahashi, K ^c  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GERIATRICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Matsuida Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISORIENTATION; EMPATHY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; AGING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 80051757994     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001912     Document Type: Letter

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