Randomised controlled pilot study in Japan comparing a home visit program using a Functioning Improvement Tool with a home visit with conversation alone

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-189

  Ukawa, Shigekazu ^a   Yuasa, Motoyuki ^b   Ikeno, Tamiko ^c   Yoshioka, Eiji ^a   Satoh, Hiroki ^d   Murata, Waka ^c   Ikoma, Katsunori ^e   Kishi, Reiko ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO INFORMATION UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Home visit; Japanese; Older people; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; JAPAN; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84865962887     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00589.x     Document Type: Article

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