Efficacy of an adjunctive computer-based cognitive training program in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: A single-blind, randomized clinical trial

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-99

  Gaitán, Adrian ^a,b   Garolera, Maite ^a,b,c   Cerulla, Noemí ^a,d   Chico, Gloria ^a,d   Rodriguez Querol, Mariona ^d   Canela Soler, Jaume ^c,e  

^a Brain   (Spain)

^b Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Sant Jordi Day Hospital for Cognitive Impairment   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive training; computer based cognitive training; dementia; mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER BASED COGNITIVE TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY HOSPITAL; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRADITIONAL COGNITIVE TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84870878101     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3794     Document Type: Article

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