Assessment of Cognitive Training & Social Interaction in People with Mild to Moderate Dementia: A Pilot Study.

DISCUSSION: These results support the idea of social interaction influencing cognitive outcomes, cognitive training influencing NPS, and both social interaction and cognitive training influencing QoL. The findings illustrate the feasibility and importance of incorporating social activity to computerized cognitive training for people with dementia. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Cognitive training that incorporates social interaction may be a promising intervention for individuals with dementia experiencing NPS. PMID: 30895883 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Tags: Clin Gerontol Source Type: research