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Newest in this topic

  1. Assistive technologies that support social interaction in long-term care homes: a scoping review 2021-10-01
  2. Assessment of Cognitive Training & Social Interaction in People with Mild to Moderate Dementia: A Pilot Study 2019-03-21

Studies

2 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2019 to 2021

Top journals

  • Clinical gerontologist 1
  • JBI evidence synthesis 1

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  1. Assistive technologies that support social interaction in long-term care homes: a scoping review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. JBI evidence synthesis 2021-10-01 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Twenty-five articles were included in this review, with comparable numbers of quantitative (n = 6), qualitative (n = 9), and mixed methods (n = 7) studies, with the remaining articles employing non-empirical designs (n = 3).

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

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Clinical gerontologist 2019-03-21 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Mean scores for the HSI group increased on cognitive assessments, where mean scores for the LSI group saw decline, or stability.

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