TY - JOUR
T1 - Cognitive training for early-stage Alzheimer's disease and dementia
AU - Yu, Fang
AU - Rose, Karen M.
AU - Burgenr, Sandra C.
AU - Cunningham, Cindy
AU - Buettner, Linda L.
AU - Beattie, Elizabeth
AU - Bossen, Ann L.
AU - Buckwalter, Kathleen C.
AU - Fick, Donna M.
AU - Fitzsimmons, Suzanne
AU - Kolanowski, Ann
AU - Specht, Janet K.Pringle
AU - Richeson, Nancy E.
AU - Testad, Ingelin
AU - McKenzie, Sharon E.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The purpose of this article is to critically review and synthesize the literature on the effects of nonpharmacological cognitive training on dementia symptoms in early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementia. Electronic databases MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL, PsycInfo, and the Cochrane Library were searched using the keywords cognition, reality orientation, Alzheimer's disease, psychosocial factors, cognitive therapy, brain plasticity, enriched environments, and memory training. The findings support that cognitive training improves cognition, activities of daily living, and decision making. Interventions are more effective if they are structured and focus on specific known losses related to the AD pathological process and a person's residual ability, or are combined with cognitive-enhancing medications. Nursing implications are also discussed.
AB - The purpose of this article is to critically review and synthesize the literature on the effects of nonpharmacological cognitive training on dementia symptoms in early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementia. Electronic databases MEDLINE (PubMed), CINAHL, PsycInfo, and the Cochrane Library were searched using the keywords cognition, reality orientation, Alzheimer's disease, psychosocial factors, cognitive therapy, brain plasticity, enriched environments, and memory training. The findings support that cognitive training improves cognition, activities of daily living, and decision making. Interventions are more effective if they are structured and focus on specific known losses related to the AD pathological process and a person's residual ability, or are combined with cognitive-enhancing medications. Nursing implications are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.3928/00989134-20090301-10
DO - 10.3928/00989134-20090301-10
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19326826
AN - SCOPUS:65349183538
SN - 0098-9134
VL - 35
SP - 23
EP - 29
JO - Journal of gerontological nursing
JF - Journal of gerontological nursing
IS - 3
ER -