Baseball Reminiscence League: A Model for Supporting Persons With Dementia

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 85-89

  Wingbermuehle, Cheryl ^a   Bryer, Debra ^a   Berg Weger, Marla ^b,c   Tumosa, Nina ^b,d,f   McGillick, Janis ^a   Rodriguez, Carroll ^a   Gill, David ^b   Wilson, Nicholas ^b   Leonard, Kathleen ^b   Tolson, Debbie ^e  

^a ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f Bureau of Health Professions   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Memory; Nonpharmacological therapy; Reminiscence therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; EVALUATION STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOTBALL; GOVERNMENT; GRADUATE STUDENT; HUMAN; MEMORY; NURSING HOME; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMINISCENCE THERAPY; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEMENTIA; MEMORY; NONPHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY; REMINISCENCE THERAPY;

AGED; BASEBALL; DEMENTIA; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84892963135     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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