Cognitive Stimulation Programs in Healthy Elderly: A Review
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Cognitive Stimulation Programs in Healthy Elderly: A Review
This literature paper investigated the efficacy of 14 cognitive intervention programs administered to healthy elderly participants. PsycINFO and PubMed databases were searched using the following terms: cognitive training, cognitive stimulation, elderly, and aging. The majority of participants (13/14 studies) were recruited in community. Nine out of 14 studies targeted memory as the principal c...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-0252
DOI: 10.4061/2011/378934