Errorless learning of everyday tasks in people with dementia

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 1177-1190

  de Werd, Maartje M E ^a,d   Boelen, Daniëlle ^a,b   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a,c   Kessels, Roy P C ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Rehabilitation Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dementia; Errorless learning; Everyday activities; Implicit learning; Occupational therapy; Review

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERRORFUL LEARNING; ERRORLESS LEARNING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGEVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT AUTONOMY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

DEMENTIA; ERRORLESS LEARNING; EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES; IMPLICIT LEARNING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LEARNING;

EID: 84884552421     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/CIA.S46809     Document Type: Review

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