Cognitive effects of calligraphy therapy for older people: A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 269-273

  Kwok, Timothy C Y ^a   Bai, Xue ^a,b   Kao, Henry S R ^b,c   Li, Jessie C Y ^a   Ho, Florence K Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Calligraphy therapy; Chinese elderly; Cognitive function; Mild cognitive impairment; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CALCULATION; CHINESE; CHINESE MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORIENTATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TIME PERCEPTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80755126938     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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