Persons with Alzheimer's disease engage in leisure and mild physical activity with the support of technology-aided programs

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 55-63

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   D'Amico, Fiora ^e   Sasanelli, Giovanni ^e   De Vanna, Floriana ^f   Signorino, Mario ^g  

^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 S Raffaele Medical Care Center   (Italy)

^f Memory Drops Day Center   (Italy)

^g Lega F D'Oro Research Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Mild physical activity; Music; Positive participation; Technology

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMPLIFIER; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MUSIC; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TECHNICAL AID; VERBALIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; WHEELCHAIR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF HELP DEVICE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSIC; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84911936152     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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