Dementia, Latin demens, is progressive decline in cognitive function due to disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, language and problem solving, although particularly in the later stages of the condition, affected persons may be disoriented in time, place and person.
Occupational therapy for dementia improves function
Dementia :: Occupational therapy for dementia improves function
Community based occupational therapy for elderly patients with dementia improves daily function and reduces the burden on carers say Graff and colleagues.The positive effect of treatment remained significant seven weeks after the intervention ended despite patients' limited learning abilities. The number needed to treat for a clinical improvement was 1.3.
Report published in British Medical Journal.
(Dementia :: Occupational therapy for dementia improves function published at SpiritIndia on Sunday, December 10, 2006)
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