Supporting daily activities and indoor travel of persons with moderate Alzheimer's disease through standard technology resources

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2351-2359

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Renna, Caterina ^e   Ventrella, Marilisa ^e   Pinto, Katia ^f   Minervini, Mauro G ^f   Oliva, Doretta ^g   Groeneweg, Jop ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e Domus Maxima Care Center   (Italy)

^f Alzheimer Rehabilitation Center   (Italy)

^g LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^h LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Daily activities; Indoor travel; Standard technology

Indexed keywords

MEMANTINE; TRANQUILIZER;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; SOUND; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY; TRAVEL; VIDEORECORDING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84878639104     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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