Efficacy of a cognitive intervention program in patients with mild cognitive impairment

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 825-831

  Rojas, Galeno J ^a   Villar, Veronica ^a   Iturry, Monica ^a   Harris, Paula ^b   Serrano, Cecilia M ^a   Herrera, Jorge A ^c   Allegri, Ricardo F ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL BRITÁNICO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FLENI   (Argentina)

^c Neurobehavioral Institute of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

cognitive intervention; cognitive strategies; cognitive training; controlled trial; mild cognitive impairment; placebo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOCK DESIGN TASK; BOSTON NAMING TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING SCALE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE INTERVENTION PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MATRIX REASONING TASK; MENTAL TASK; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OPEN STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMANTIC FLUENCY TASK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875437042     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213000045     Document Type: Article

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