Mental and physical activities delay cognitive decline in older persons with dementia

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-74

  Cheng, Sheung Tak ^a   Chow, Pizza K ^a   Song, You Qiang ^b   Yu, Edwin C S ^d   Chan, Alfred C M ^e   Lee, Tatia M C ^c   Lam, John H M ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Departments of Biochemistry Psychology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cluster randomized controlled trial; Cognitive decline; Dementia; Leisure activities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAHJONG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECALL; RESIDENT; TAI CHI; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ALLELE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; GENETICS; LEISURE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; TAI JI;

EID: 84894920082     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.060     Document Type: Article

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