Cognitive stimulation for dementia: A systematic review of the evidence of effectiveness from randomised controlled trials

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 253-262

  Aguirre, Elisa ^a   Woods, Robert T ^b   Spector, Aimee ^a   Orrell, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Cognition; Dementia; Stimulation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE STIMULATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; META ANALYSIS; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84867385347     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2012.07.001     Document Type: Review

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