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Effectiveness of caregiver-provided individual cognitive interventions in older...
Silva, R.; Bobrowicz-Campos, E.; Santos-Costa, P.; Cardoso, R.; Bernardo, J.; Santana, E.; Almeida, I.; Loureiro, R.; Cardoso, D.; Apóstolo, J.Background: In a society increasingly committed to promoting an active life in the community, new resources are needed to respond to the needs of citizens with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The potential of several individual cognitive interventions to be provided by caregivers has been explored in the literature. Objective: To synthesize the best available evidence on the effectiveness of ca...
Individual cognitive stimulation in people with dementia: Good practices
Silva, R.; Santos-Costa, P.; Bobrowicz-Campos, E.; Gil, I.; Cardoso, D.; Apóstolo, J.Background: Cognitive stimulation (CS) focuses on the intellectual and social stimulation of people with neurocognitive disorders (NCD or dementia). This intervention is widely disseminated in group settings and may not be accessible or adequate to all people with cognitive impairment. Making a Difference 3 (MD3) is an individual CS program in which family (informal) caregivers play the role of home care partne...