Web-enabled conversational interactions as a method to improve cognitive functions: Results of a 6-week randomized controlled trial

Alzheimer's and Dementia: Translational Research and Clinical Interventions

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-12

  Dodge, Hiroko H ^a,b,c   Zhu, Jian ^d   Mattek, Nora C ^a,b   Bowman, Molly ^a,b   Ybarra, Oscar ^d   Wild, Katherine V ^a,b   Loewenstein, David A ^e   Kaye, Jeffrey A ^a,b,f  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technology; Conversational interaction; Internet; Mild cognitive impairment; Oregon Center for Aging and Technology (ORCATECH); Prevention study; Randomized controlled clinical trial; Social engagement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; COGNITION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DEMENTIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMANTIC MEMORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84938563749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23528737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trci.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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