BrightArmTM Therapy for Patients with Advanced Dementia: A Feasibility Study
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چکیده
Virtual reality use in cognitive rehabilitation of advanced dementia has been sparse. Three residents of a Dementia Ward participated in a feasibility study of the BrightArmTM system. They played custom games targeting several cognitive domains including short-term and working memory. Clinician observation revealed a positive effect on emotive state, with technology well accepted by all participants. Keywords—BrightArm; dementia; emotive state; Alzheimer’s
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