Protecting cognition from aging and Alzheimer's disease: A computerized cognitive training combined with reminiscence therapy

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 340-348

  Barban, Francesco ^a   Annicchiarico, Roberta ^a   Pantelopoulos, Stelios ^b   Federici, Alessia ^a   Perri, Roberta ^a   Fadda, Lucia ^a   Carlesimo, Giovanni Augusto ^a   Ricci, Claudia ^a   Giuli, Simone ^a   Scalici, Francesco ^a   Turchetta, Chiara Stella ^a   Adriano, Fulvia ^a   Lombardi, Maria Giovanna ^a   Zaccarelli, Chiara ^d   Cirillo, Giulio ^c,d   Passuti, Simone ^e   Mattarelli, Paolo ^e   Lymperopoulou, Olga ^f   Sakka, Paraskevi ^f   Ntanasi, Eva ^f   Moliner, Reyes ^g   Garcia Palacios, Azucena ^h   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,e   more..

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b Singularlogic Anonymi Etaireia Pliroforiakon Systimaton Kai Efarmogon Pliroforikis   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d Palliative Care Unit   (Italy)

^e CEDAF   (Italy)

^f HYGEIA HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^g Psicología y Realidad Virtual   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

aging; Alzheimer's disease; cognitive training; computerized training; mild cognitive impairment; reminiscence therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPEAN; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHONOLOGICAL FLUENCY TEST; PROTECTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; REMINISCENCE THERAPY; REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 84959573255     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4328     Document Type: Article

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